“…Among the largest cohorts, mortality rates in patients with advanced HIV range from 15% to 40% 5,7 . Death occurs many weeks to months after the initial presentation 5,7,23,27,29,30,34,36 . These reports also highlight the phenomenon of IRIS, described as an acute worsening or spreading of a patient's lesions and clinical deterioration approximately 2 weeks after initiation of ART 5,27,29,36 .…”