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Corticosteroid-modulated immune activation in the tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
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Abstract
HIV-tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is an immunopathological reaction to mycobacterial antigens induced by antiretroviral therapy. Prednisone reduces morbidity in TB-IRIS, but the mechanisms are unclear.