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Infectious Disease · Infectious disease / Viral infections

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

also: IRIS

Paradoxical worsening of infection after starting antiretroviral therapy.

Specialty
Infectious Disease
Subspecialty
Infectious disease / Viral infections
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes
Gene(s) involved
HLA-B44, IL6
Alternative names & eponyms
IRIS

Etiology & mechanism

Restored immune response against pathogens.

Gene(s) involved (2)

Symptoms & signs (3)

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