Tuberculosis-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-infected patient: A case report
We describe a case of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) secondary to reactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an HIV-infected patient with a high CD4+ cell count, who presented with a generalized seizure 6 weeks after starting antiretroviral therapy (ART). In our patient, the i...
Main Authors: | Orel Shuker, Jose Villamil, Monica Ghitan, Edward K. Chapnick, Yu Shia Lin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425091830218X |
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