An HIV-positive patient in Kenya starts ART with a CD4 count of 40 cells/µL. Two weeks later, she develops new-onset fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, ...

Question

An HIV-positive patient in Kenya starts ART with a CD4 count of 40 cells/µL. Two weeks later, she develops new-onset fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, and a new pulmonary infiltrate. She was screened for TB before starting ART and was symptom-free with a normal chest X-ray. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Unmasking TB-IRIS

Answer

Bacterial pneumonia

Answer

PCP

Answer

Kaposi sarcoma

Answer

ART drug hypersensitivity

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Unmasking TB-IRIS