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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

Síndrome inflamatória de reconstituição imune

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Definition

This is a condition seen in some cases of AIDS or immunosuppression, in which the immune system begins to recover, but then responds to a previously acquired opportunistic infection with an overwhelming inflammatory response that paradoxically makes the symptoms of infection worse.

Index Terms

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeImmune reconstitution syndromeIRIS - [immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome]HIV-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome [IRIS], HIV-associatedHIV - [human immunodeficiency virus] associated IRIS - [Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome]