ISSN 2756-3421
African Journal of Dentistry ISSN 3216-0216 Vol. 6 (1), pp. 113-116, January, 2018. © International Scholars Journals
Case Report
A case of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
James Nwodo
*Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Abia State University, Nigeria.
Accepted 16 February, 2011
Abstract
There is paucity of information on immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in children in Nigeria. We reported two cases of IRIS in a 7 and 14 years HIV infected Nigerian boys managed at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Nigeria. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome was diagnosed and managed in 4 out of 1,027 (0.38%) HIV positive paediatric patients started on antiretroviral therapy at the health institution over a 6 years period.
Keywords: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, highly active antiretroviral therapy, Nigeria.