Herpes Zoster Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in a HIV-infected Patient: Case Report and Literature Review.

Author: Won Rak CHOI ¹ ; Min Cheol SEO ; Kyung Uk SUNG ; Hyo Eun LEE ; Hee Jung YOON
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. yhj822@medimail.co.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; Herpes zoster
MeSH: Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Herpes Zoster; HIV; Humans; Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome; Immune System; Iris
From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2012;44(5):391-394
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: According to current evidence, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients who have undergone treatment with antiretroviral therapy are at greater risk of developing herpes zoster, not when they are severely immunocompromised, but, paradoxically, when their immune system is recovering. This is a manifestation of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). Here we report on a case of IRIS, presented as herpes zoster in a HIV-infected patient after undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).