Katchanov J, Zimmermann U, Branding G, Tintelnot K, Müller M, Arastéh K, Stocker H. Multiphasic and multifocal cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV-infected patient: interplay of infection and immunity.
Int J Infect Dis 2013;
18:87-9. [PMID:
24161208 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijid.2013.08.012]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Revised: 08/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
We report a case of cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome affecting the lungs, and 10 months later the cervical lymph nodes, in the absence of cryptococcal meningitis, in advanced HIV infection. Our report demonstrates the organ-specificity of the timing of the inflammatory response and illustrates the organ-specific interplay of immunity and infection in cryptococcal disease.
Collapse