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disease > immunopathology > inflammation > immune reconstitution

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immune reconstitution  

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  • Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a condition seen in some cases of AIDS or immunosuppression, in which the immune system begins to recover, but then responds to a previously acquired opportunistic infection with an overwhelming inflammatory response that paradoxically makes the symptoms of infection worse. (Wikipedia)

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