Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome In Hiv

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Immune Reconstitution

This article was originally written in February 2005. Table of Contents What is Immune Reconstitution? How does HIV Damage the Immune System? Monitoring the Health of the Immune System Using HIV Drugs to Restore Immune Function Experimental Approaches to Immune Reconstitution Immune Restoration Syndrome Taking Care of Yourself References What is Immune Reconstitution? HIV can damage your immune system and decrease...

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IRIS - immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

DEAR DOC, I WAS TESTED + IN NOV 2005 AND WAS HOSPITALISED FOR HIGH FEVER ,LOW PLATELLETS , LYMPH NODES . INITIALLY THEY KEPT ON TESTING AND SUSPECTING CANCER BUT AFTER BEING TESTED HIV + STARTED ME ON EFAVIRENZ, TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE/AND...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello and thanks for posting. IRIS is the acronym for immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and based on the description of events in your post it seems to fit your situation. Here is a <a... Read more »

Please Help - PEP and Herpes (IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME, IRIS, 2011)

Hi Doctor -I was wondering if there is any link between PEP medications (retrovir, viread, and epivir) and increasing likelihood of herpes outbreaks? Can taking these medications cause you to have outbreaks? Insert says that medications may...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,No, antiretroviral medication used for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) will not increase the likelihood of herpes outbreaks. The comment you read in the package insert about increasing immune system functioning may have been referring to... Read more »

Allergy Meds, HIV & Immune Reconstitution Syndrome

I have a question regarding allergy meds and a 20-y/o HIV infection.I started treatment, about twenty years ago, in ACTG019 (AZT monotherapy for people with >500 CD4+ T cells). I've noticed that during the last ten years or so, my allergy...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Singulair might well blunt the symptoms of an immune reconstitution syndrome by acting as an antiinflammatory agent (inhibiting leukotrienes). I am not sure I understand how this could be a bad thing, though. As much as this process is involved in... Read more »

IRIS IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION

Dr. Bob,HELP! My partner was recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and some type of opportunistic infection. He was started on HIV meds and antibiotics for his other infection i month ago. He seems to be getting worse instead of better. His doctor is an...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Zack,I'm sorry to hear about your partner's recent HIV/AIDS diagnosis and opportunistic infection. Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) can be confusing to those who don't understand how the immune system works.... Read more »

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