Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a HIV-infected patient with disseminated tuberculosis
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is the paradoxical worsening of pre-existing infectious processes after commencement of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected patients. Its manifestations are dependent on the underlying opportunistic infections. We report a case of an HI...
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Language: | English |
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Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
2016-11-01
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Series: | Malaysian Family Physician |
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Online Access: | http://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/immune-reconstitution.pdf |