Chylous ascites as a complication of intraabdominal Mycobacterium avium complex immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. Issue 3 (3rd July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dean, Ryan K.; Subedi, Rogin; Karkee, Ashraya
• Is Part Of: Proceedings. Volume 31:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 326
• Page End: 327
• Publication Date: 2018-07-03
• Subjects: Chylous ascites -- immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome -- Mycobacterium avium complex -- opportunistic infections; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Medicine -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2018.1459396
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-8280

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Chylous ascites is an uncommon finding of triglyceride-rich lymph in the peritoneal cavity. There are a variety of reported etiologies for chylous ascites; however, the reporting of chylous ascites among AIDS/HIV-positive patients is quite uncommon. This finding as a complication of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome is even more unusual. Here we report a case of an HIV-positive man with a history of colonic Mycobacterium avium complex who developed chylous ascites in the setting of increasing CD4 counts and decreasing viral load, suggestive of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.