Recurrent Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome of Tuberculous Brain Infection in People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Case Report

HIV infection has changed the scenario of infectious disease. HIV-associated immunodeficiency resulted in a wide spectrum of new opportunistic infections. After introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART), immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) became an important challenge in managemen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 2014-01, Vol.13 (1), p.15-17
Hauptverfasser: Krishnaraj, Raja, Chokkalingam, Chandrasekar, Krishnarajasekhar, O. R., Narayanan, Ravichandran, Sadagopan, Kumar, Ayyamperumal, Mahilmaran
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Zusammenfassung:HIV infection has changed the scenario of infectious disease. HIV-associated immunodeficiency resulted in a wide spectrum of new opportunistic infections. After introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART), immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) became an important challenge in management of 10% to 25% of the patients. Meta-analyses of IRIS from various reports published worldwide by Monika Muller et al described 12% IRIS incidence and 15.7% IRIS tuberculosis. Among IRIS tuberculosis, central nervous system involvement with IRIS tuberculous meningitis forms only 7%. Only 9 cases of tuberculous brain abscess is reported in patients with AIDS so far. The IRIS tuberculous brain abscess is very rare, and so far only 1 case is reported as a paradoxical reaction after ART initiation. Here, we report a case of recurrent IRIS tuberculosis meningitis and brain abscess.
ISSN:2325-9574
2325-9582
2325-9582
DOI:10.1177/2325957413488170