Two cases of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV patients treated with thalidomide

Int J STD AIDS. 2019 Oct;30(11):1131-1135. doi: 10.1177/0956462419847297. Epub 2019 Sep 19.

Authors

Hea Yoon Kwon¹, Ye Jeong Han¹, Jae Hyoung Im¹, Ji Hyeon Baek¹, Jin-Soo Lee¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 31533530
DOI: 10.1177/0956462419847297

No abstract available

Keywords: Cryptococcus neoformans; HIV; immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; thalidomide.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / immunology
Adult
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / adverse effects
Brain Edema / diagnosis
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
HIV Infections / drug therapy
HIV Infections / immunology*
Humans
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / complications
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / drug therapy*
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / diagnosis*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Meningitis, Cryptococcal / diagnosis*
Middle Aged
Prednisolone / therapeutic use*
Thalidomide / therapeutic use*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Thalidomide
Prednisolone