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Document Details : Title: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV/TB co-infected patient four years after starting antiretroviral therapy Author(s): HUYST V, LYNEN L, BOTTIEAU E, ZOLFO M, KESTENS L, COLEBUNDERS R Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 62 Issue: 2 Date: 2007 Pages: 126-129 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.62.2.1002629 Abstract : The Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) after starting antiretroviral therapy for HIV is well known. We describe an HIV seropositive woman, presenting 2 IRIS episodes associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Exceptional was that the last episode occurred 4 years after initiating antiretroviral treatment, when her CD4+ lymphocyte count had been around 300 cells/mm³ for one year. |
