Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a HIV-infected patient with disseminated tuberculosis
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Koh Kwee Choy; Pak Jun Wee
- Source
- Malaysian Family Physician, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 27-30 (2016)
- Subject
- Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
HIV
tuberculosis
antiretroviral therapy
Medicine
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1985-2274
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 HIV-infected patient with disseminated tuberculosis, who responded t