Open AccessImmune reconstitution syndrome in a human immunodeficiency virus infected child due to giardiasis leading to shock
Author(s) -
Sneha Nandy,
Ira Shah
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.174302
Subject(s) - medicine , virology , cryptococcus neoformans , immune system , immunology , cytomegalovirus , aids related opportunistic infections , virus , immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome , diarrhea , hepatitis b virus , pneumonia , tuberculosis , viral disease , herpesviridae , antiretroviral therapy , sida , microbiology and biotechnology , viral load , biology , pathology
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome has been reported in association with tuberculosis, herpes zoster (shingles), Cryptococcus neoformans, Kaposi's sarcoma, Pneumocystis pneumonia, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, herpes simplex virus, Histoplasma capsulatum, human papillomavirus, and Cytomegalovirus. However, it has never been documented with giardiasis. We present a 7-year-old HIV infected girl who developed diarrhea and shock following the initiation of antiretroviral therapy, and her stool showed the presence of giardiasis.