Histoplasma stomatitis unveiled: Not all opportunistic infections get better after initiation of antiretroviral therapy

Saurabh Bansal; Namrata Singhania; Chandra Mouli Nukala; Anil Kumar Singh; Laith Al-Rabadi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3799

Histoplasma stomatitis unveiled: Not all opportunistic infections get better after initiation of antiretroviral therapy

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 19;9(3):1466-1468. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3799. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Saurabh Bansal¹, Namrata Singhania², Chandra Mouli Nukala³, Anil Kumar Singh⁴, Laith Al-Rabadi⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Peoria IL USA.
² Department of Hospital Medicine Mount Carmel East Hospital Columbus OH USA.
³ Department of Hospital Medicine CHI St Vincent Infirmary Little Rock AR USA.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton PA USA.
⁵ Division of Nephrology University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah USA.

Abstract

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in AIDS patients can lead to an initial worsening of underlying diseases due to body's ability to mount a strong immune response after recovery of CD4 counts.

Keywords: HIV; Histoplasma; IRIS; antiretroviral therapy; stomatitis.

Publication types

Case Reports