Thyroid Eye Disease due to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome as a Consequence of Antiretroviral Therapy in the Setting of AIDS

Ravali Nallu; Parvathy Madhavan; Lisa Chirch; Pooja Luthra

doi:10.1155/2020/1728423

Thyroid Eye Disease due to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome as a Consequence of Antiretroviral Therapy in the Setting of AIDS

Case Rep Endocrinol. 2020 Feb 12:2020:1728423. doi: 10.1155/2020/1728423. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Ravali Nallu¹, Parvathy Madhavan¹, Lisa Chirch², Pooja Luthra¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.

Abstract

We describe a case of worsening Graves' orbitopathy due to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in a 38-year-old HIV-infected male after beginning ART (antiretroviral therapy). Two years after initiation of ART, the patient developed symptoms of hyperthyroidism and thyroid eye disease (TED) or Graves' orbitopathy (GO). Thyroid iodine uptake scan was consistent with Graves' disease. The CT scan of the orbits revealed minimal right-sided proptosis, consistent with GO. He was treated with methimazole and a short course of high-dose prednisone for GO. Thyroid function tests normalized, and eye symptoms eventually stabilized. This case demonstrates the importance of awareness and early recognition of IRIS in its many forms, as it has significant therapeutic implications.

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