PMID- 26152748 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160125 LR - 20151017 IS - 1531-4995 (Electronic) IS - 0023-852X (Linking) VI - 125 IP - 11 DP - 2015 Nov TI - Mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals after antiretroviral therapy initiation. PG - 2498-502 LID - 10.1002/lary.25470 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Mycobacterial infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals worldwide. Cervical lymph nodes are the most frequently affected extrapulmonary sites. Despite the substantial reduction in complications of HIV-tuberculosis coinfection, a proportion of individuals develop immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), a term used for a clinical deterioration following initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The objective of this study was to describe mycobacterial-associated IRIS in cervical lymph nodes of HIV-infected individuals receiving ART. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study, set in a tertiary referral center in Mexico City. METHODS: We included ART-naive subjects who had at least one follow-up ear, nose, and throat examination, and were diagnosed with lymph node mycobacterial infection before or during the first 3 months of ART initiation. Mycobacterial-associated IRIS in cervical lymph nodes was determined retrospectively through clinical case definition and medical chart review. RESULTS: Thirty-three subjects who initiated ART were diagnosed with cervical lymph node mycobacteriosis; 24 had Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and nine had nontuberculous disease. CONCLUSIONS: M. tuberculosis was the most common pathogen isolated from cervical lymph nodes. The only factor associated with IRIS was infection with a nontuberculous mycobacteria. The unexpectedly high incidence of mycobacterial-associated IRIS underlines the relevance of head and neck examination before ART initiation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4. CI - (c) 2015 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc. FAU - Ablanedo-Terrazas, Yuria AU - Ablanedo-Terrazas Y AD - Infectious Diseases Research Center, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico City, Mexico. FAU - Alvarado-de la Barrera, Claudia AU - Alvarado-de la Barrera C AD - Infectious Diseases Research Center, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico City, Mexico. FAU - Ruiz-Cruz, Matilde AU - Ruiz-Cruz M AD - Infectious Diseases Research Center, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico City, Mexico. FAU - Reyes-Teran, Gustavo AU - Reyes-Teran G AD - Infectious Diseases Research Center, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico City, Mexico. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150707 PL - United States TA - Laryngoscope JT - The Laryngoscope JID - 8607378 SB - IM MH - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*drug therapy MH - Adult MH - Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/*adverse effects MH - Cohort Studies MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome/*etiology MH - Male MH - Neck MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/*etiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Human immunodeficiency virus OT - cervical lymphadenitis OT - immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome OT - lymph node tuberculosis OT - nontuberculous lymphadenitis EDAT- 2015/07/15 06:00 MHDA- 2016/01/26 06:00 CRDT- 2015/07/09 06:00 PHST- 2015/04/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/06/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/06/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/07/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/07/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/01/26 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1002/lary.25470 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Laryngoscope. 2015 Nov;125(11):2498-502. doi: 10.1002/lary.25470. Epub 2015 Jul 7.