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SUBMITTER: Hu Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3909341 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Zhiliang Z Wei Hongxia H Meng Fanqing F Xu Chuanjun C Cheng Cong C Yang Yongfeng Y
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials 20131220
Cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (C-IRIS) in HIV-infected patients presents as a clinical worsening or new presentation of cryptococcal disease as a result of anti-retroviral therapy mediated immune restoration. Recurrent C-IRIS is a rare condition. Recently, recurrent C-IRIS involving the central nervous system, which is thought to require prolonged or alternative immunosuppressive therapy, has been described. Here, we present an unusual case of recurrent C-IRIS, sequent ...[more]