PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - N R Goldsack
AU  - S Allen
AU  - M C I Lipman
TI  - Adult respiratory distress syndrome as a severe immune reconstitution disease following the commencement of highly active antiretroviral therapy
AID  - 10.1136/sti.79.4.337
DP  - 2003 Aug 01
TA  - Sexually Transmitted Infections
PG  - 337--338
VI  - 79
IP  - 4
4099  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/79/4/337.short
4100  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/79/4/337.full
SO  - Sex Transm Infect2003 Aug 01; 79
AB  - We report a patient who developed adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to Mycobacterium tuberculosis as an immune reconstitution disease. This complication occurred 14 days after the commencement of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for advanced HIV infection. The case emphasises that immune reconstitution can be an extremely aggressive complication of HAART.