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SUBMITTER: Sohn S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6312901 | biostudies-other | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Sohn Sungmin S Shi Hye Jin HJ Wang Sung Ho SH Lee Sang Ki SK Park So Yeon SY Lee Jin Seo JS Eom Joong Sik JS
Infection & chemotherapy 20181201 4
In acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) due to <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> complex (MAC) infection is one of the most difficult IRIS types to manage. We report an unusual case of MAC-associated IRIS. At first the patient was diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection after he was admitted with pneumocystis pneumonia. After starting antiretroviral therapy he presented unmasked IRIS with MAC infection. Next, he was hospit ...[more]