Literature DB >> 18334074

Immune reconstitution syndrome associated with leprosy: two cases.

Patricia D Deps1, Carolina G Gripp, Brunela P R Madureira, Elton A Lucas.   

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Few cases of leprosy as immune reconstitution syndrome have been reported in patients with HIV/AIDS. Two cases of leprosy as immune reconstitution syndrome in AIDS persons are described, and clinical features, diagnostic criteria and pathogenesis are discussed.

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Year:  2008        PMID: 18334074     DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007163

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Int J STD AIDS        ISSN: 0956-4624            Impact factor:   1.359


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1.  Lepromatous leprosy with erythema nodosum leprosum as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV-1 infected patient after initiation of antiretroviral therapy.

Authors:  Alexia Cusini; Huldrych F Günthard; Rainer Weber; Milo Huber; Jivko Kamarashev; Barbara Bertisch; Silke Peter; Bernhard Beck
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2009-12-01

2.  Leprosy as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients living with HIV: Description of French Guiana's cases over 20 years and systematic review of the literature.

Authors:  Alice Mouchard; Romain Blaizot; Jenna Graille; Pierre Couppié; Chloé Bertin
Journal:  PLoS Negl Trop Dis       Date:  2022-03-04
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