Immune-reconstitution syndrome related to atypical mycobacterial infection in AIDS
Erika J. Berman, Ramesh S. Iyer, Doreen Addrizzo‐Harris +1 more2008Journal of Thoracic ImagingJournal Article
Immune/InnateRespiratory/Sinus
Mycobacteria
Abstract
The immune-reconstitution syndrome is a paradoxical inflammatory response to a preexisting or a coexisting disease, after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy for the human immunodeficiency virus. Infrequently described, the radiographic and computed tomographic findings of the immune-reconstitution syndrome, which is related to the Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection and to highly active antiretroviral therapy, are presented in 2 patients. Homogeneous mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy were present in both individuals, with one having a large mass accompanied by small nodules.
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