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Case Reports
. 2008 Jun;57(3):302-6.

Bacille Calmette-Guérin lymphadenitis and immune reconstitution syndrome in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy in Jamaica

J Dunkley-Thompson  1 , R B Pierre, J Steel-Duncan, P Palmer, D Davis, J P Figueroa, C D C Christie
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  • PMID: 19583133
Case Reports

Bacille Calmette-Guérin lymphadenitis and immune reconstitution syndrome in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy in Jamaica

J Dunkley-Thompson et al. West Indian Med J. 2008 Jun.

Abstract

The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a recognized complication associated with opportunistic infections occurring in HIV-infected individuals after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). We report on three HIV-infected infants with rapid progressor HIV disease who present with IRIS due to the BCG vaccine and occurring 3-6 weeks after initiation of HAART

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