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

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 355-358

  Rabie, Helena ^a   Lomp, Andrea ^b   Goussard, Pierre ^a   Nel, Ettienne ^a   Cotton, Mark ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Chylous ascites; HIV; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EFAVIRENZ; ETHAMBUTOL; ETHIONAMIDE; ISONIAZID; LAMIVUDINE; MEPREDNISONE; MINERAL; NYSTATIN; OCTREOTIDE; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; STAVUDINE; VITAMIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHYLOTHORAX; CHYLOUS ASCITES; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; LABORATORY TEST; LOW FAT DIET; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PARACENTESIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS PERICARDITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; COMPLICATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHYLOTHORAX; CHYLOUS ASCITES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77957871603     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp141     Document Type: Article

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