Chylous ascites as a complication of intraabdominal Mycobacterium avium complex immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.

Chylous ascites as a complication of intraabdominal Mycobacterium avium complex immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2018 Jul;31(3):326-327
Authors: Dean RK, Subedi R, Karkee A
Abstract
Chylous ascites is an uncommon finding of triglyceride-rich lymph in the peritoneal cavity. There are a variety of reported etiologies for chylous ascites; however, the reporting of chylous ascites among AIDS/HIV-positive patients is quite uncommon. This finding as a complication of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome is even more unusual. Here we report a case of an HIV-positive man with a history of colonic Mycobacterium avium complex who developed chylous ascites in the setting of increasing CD4 counts and decreasing viral load, suggestive of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
PMID: 29904300 [PubMed]

Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - June 16, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Dean RK, Subedi R, Karkee A Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research