8.6.1
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
National TB Management Guidelines, 2018 Edition. Chapter 8, TB and HIV.
Clinical description
- An HIV-positive patient’s condition could worsen within the first 6 months of starting
ART because of IRIS. IRIS is a result of recovery of the body’s immune system.
- There are two common IRIS scenarios:
o An unmasking of an occult opportunistic infection o A paradoxical symptomatic relapse or worsening of a prior infection that was seemingly diagnosed and treated successfully.
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