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Case Reports
. 2010 Oct;56(5):355-8.
doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmp141. Epub 2010 Jan 25.

Paradoxical tuberculosis associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome presenting with chylous ascites and chylothorax in a HIV-1 infected child

Helena Rabie  1 , Andrea Lomp, Pierre Goussard, Ettienne Nel, Mark Cotton
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Paradoxical tuberculosis associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome presenting with chylous ascites and chylothorax in a HIV-1 infected child

Helena Rabie et al. J Trop Pediatr. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

We present a case of tuberculosis (TB) paradoxical immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) complicated by chylous ascites and chylothorax in a HIV-infected child. There are few descriptions of TB IRIS in children. This case extends the clinical spectrum of TB IRIS.

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