Abstract | BACKGROUND: CONCLUSION: TB-associated IRIS with CNS involvement is potentially life threatening. Corticosteroids should be used to control the IRIS symptoms in those patients. The dosing and duration should be tailored to each patient.
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Authors | Eliza Manea, Daniela Munteanu, Raluca Jipa, Ruxandra Moroti, Victoria Arama, Ioan-Alexandru Diaconu, Adriana Hristea |
Journal | Pneumologia (Bucharest, Romania)
(Pneumologia)
2015 Oct-Dec
Vol. 64
Issue 4
Pg. 32-6
ISSN: 2067-2993 [Print] Romania |
PMID | 27451593
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-HIV Agents
- Antitubercular Agents
- Glucocorticoids
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Topics |
- Adult
- Anti-HIV Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Antitubercular Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Glucocorticoids
(therapeutic use)
- HIV Infections
(complications, drug therapy)
- Humans
- Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
- Immunocompromised Host
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Risk Factors
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing
(complications)
- Treatment Outcome
- Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
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