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Nodal cryptococcal immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome masquerading as tuberculosis in an HIV-infected patient
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 05/24/2012
Tweddle A et al. – The patient deteriorated despite empirical antituberculosis therapy and the correct diagnosis of nodal cryptococcal infection was subsequently established by histological examination of a core biopsy from a lymph node. IRIS should be borne in mind when considering the differential diagnosis in a patient who has recently started cART.
