Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome of Kaposi’s sarcoma in an HIV-infected patient

Autor:	Ching-Lan Lu, Hsin-Yun Sun, Chien-Ching Hung, Bing-Ru Wu, Sui-Yuan Chang, Yu-Tzu Tseng, Wen-Chun Liu, Chia-Yin Hsieh, Pei-Ying Wu
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Combination antiretroviral therapy Male Microbiology (medical) HIV Infections Thigh Right knee joint Kaposi’s sarcoma Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome Immunology and Microbiology(all) Hiv infected Humans Immunology and Allergy Medicine Popliteal region Sarcoma Kaposi Kaposi's sarcoma General Immunology and Microbiology Respiratory distress business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged HIV infection medicine.disease Antiretroviral therapy CD4 Lymphocyte Count Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Anti-Retroviral Agents Human herpes virus 8 Immunology Radiography Thoracic business
Zdroj:	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection. 46:309-312
ISSN:	1684-1182
DOI:	10.1016/j.jmii.2012.01.006
Popis:	We present a case of Kaposi’s sarcoma-related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV-infected patient who developed fever, worsening pulmonary infiltrates with respiratory distress, and progression of skin tumors at the popliteal region and thigh that resulted in limitation on movement of the right knee joint at 3.5 months following a significant increase of CD4 count after combination antiretroviral therapy.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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