Adult respiratory distress syndrome as a severe immune reconstitution disease following the commencement of highly active antiretroviral therapy
Open Access
- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Vol. 79 (4) , 337-338
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.79.4.337
Abstract
We report a patient who developed adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to Mycobacterium tuberculosis as an immune reconstitution disease. This complication occurred 14 days after the commencement of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for advanced HIV infection. The case emphasises that immune reconstitution can be an extremely aggressive complication of HAART.Keywords
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