Multifocal tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome - a case report of a complicated scenario.
BMC Infect Dis
; 19(1): 529, 2019 Jun 17.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Tuberculosis (TB)-associated Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is an aberrant inflammatory response in TB patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus coinfection, after antiretroviral therapy commencement. CASE PRESENTATION We present a rare case of a 51-year-old woman living with HIV who developed a series of TB-IRIS events occurring at multiple sites sequentially, highlighting the clinical complexity in diagnosis and management.CONCLUSION:
This case illustrates how complicated a clinical scenario of successive TB-IRIS episodes can be, in terms of clinical management.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Infecções por HIV
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Síndrome Inflamatória da Reconstituição Imune
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article