4B23
category
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
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.
Also indexed as
HIV - [human immunodeficiency virus] associated IRIS - [Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome]HIV-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeIRIS - [immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome]Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome [IRIS], HIV-associatedImmune reconstitution syndrome