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| superbdoc Total Posts: 273 | Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 06:24 am * This syndrome is a sign of improving immune health. *Usually occur in the first 2 months after starting HIV therapy. *May occur in about 20% of the people starting ART. * First identified when several patients developed CMV after they started HIV treatment. * Common infections associated with IRIS include cryptococcal meningitis, cytomegalovirus infections, mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections, tuberculosis (TB) and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (formerly known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia). * There is no specific treatment for immune restoration syndrome. Continued HIV treatment strengthens the immune system. This normally takes care of any infections that emerge. * In rare cases, the immune system can be suppressed with steroids to ease inflammation |