Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome Presenting as Mycobacterium avium Complex Cervical Lymphadenitis and Mycobacterium kansasii Pulmonary Disease in an HIV-Infected Patient: Case Report

Immune reconstitution syndrome (IRIS) is a known complication from antiretroviral therapy that can occur in response to a pathogen, host, and/or treatment factors. Its presentation is heterogeneous and can pose a significant treatment challenge. Opportunistic infections presenting as IRIS can occur under settings, such as immunosuppression secondary to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, untreated HIV starting antiretroviral therapy, hematopoietic stem cell, and solid organ transplant once immunosuppression is removed (HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2015;7:49–64).
Source: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research