Siddiqui, Nida and Mansfield, Brett S and Olmesdah, Nine-Paula and Swart, Peter and Nel, Jeremy (2022) A Severe Case of Molluscum Contagiosum Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 9 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Paradoxical immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients initiating antiretroviral treatment (ART) is caused by restored immunity to specific antigens, resulting in worsening of a pre-existing infection. Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is commonly noted in HIV-positive individuals but ART alone is usually sufficient to bring about resolution. We present a rare case of severe MC-IRIS that worsened despite immune reconstitution.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, molluscum contagiosum, human immunodeficiency virus, MC-IRIS |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2022 16:54 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2022 16:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21691 |
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