Multifocal tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome – a case report of a complicated scenario

Multifocal tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome – a case report of a complicated scenario

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB)-associated Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is an aberrant inflammatory response in TB patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus coinfection, after antiretroviral therapy commencement. Case presentation We present a rare case of a...

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Main Authors: Gopalan Narendran, Deivide Oliveira-de-Souza, Caian L. Vinhaes, Kevan Akrami, Kiyoshi F. Fukutani, Kesavamurthy Banu, Padmapriyadarsini Chandrasekaran, Narayanan Ravichandran, Irini Sereti, Soumya Swaminathan, Bruno B. Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
IRIS
Tuberculosis
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4182-1

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