Immune reconstitution syndrome from nontuberculous mycobacterial infection after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in children with HIV infection

• Main Authors: Puthanakit T., Oberdorfer P., Ukarapol N., Akarathum N., Punjaisee S., Sirisanthana T., Sirisanthana V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33745684680&partnerID=40&md5=4d8888e7e21c9ae9c2934f5a14208b20; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16804438; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2080
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The immune reconstitution syndrome caused by nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection is reported in 9 of 153 HIV-infected children 2 to 26 weeks after initiation of antiretroviral therapy. The clinical syndrome included fever and dyspnea (2 children), fever and abdominal pain (3), subcutaneous...