Leprosy and AIDS: two cases of increasing inflammatory reactions at the start of highly active antiretroviral therapy
s.l; s.n; 2004. 4 p.
Non-conventional
in English
| Sec. Est. Saúde SP, HANSEN, Hanseníase Leprosy, SESSP-ILSLACERVO, Sec. Est. Saúde SP
| ID: biblio-1241636
Responsible library:
BR191.1
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ABSTRACT
Reported here are the cases of two HIV-positive patients with skin lesions suggestive of leprosy, based on clinical and pathological analysis, which worsened during the few weeks following initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy. The lesions improved after a few weeks of multidrug therapy for leprosy. Mycobacterium leprae was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction analysis of blood in case 1 and of a biopsy sample in case 2. Neither Mycobacterium avium complex nucleic acid, which is usually associated with immune restoration syndrome, nor mycobacterial cutaneous manifestations were detected in either case
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Collection:
National databases
/
Brazil
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Leprosy
/
Neglected Diseases
Database:
HANSEN
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Hanseníase Leprosy
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Sec. Est. Saúde SP
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SESSP-ILSLACERVO
Main subject:
HIV Infections
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
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Hypersensitivity, Delayed
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Inflammation
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Leprosy
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Mycobacterium leprae
Language:
English
Year:
2004
Document type:
Non-conventional
