Cryptococcal meningitis and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a paediatric patient with HIV after switching to second line antiretroviral therapy: a case report

Background 

Cryptococcal meningitis (CCM) is a common and deadly disease among HIV-infected patients. Notable about CCM is its association with the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). Though it has been posited a switch from first to second line antiretroviral therapy (ART) can induce CCM IRIS, a case presentation of CCM IRIS has not been published.

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