Leprosy and AIDS: report of a fatal case and literature review

Silva, Nanci; Santana Filho, Sérgio; Araújo, Fernando; Brites, Carlos; Dantas, Silene; Rocha, Heonir; Teixeira, Rodolfo; Badaró, Roberto

Silva, Nanci; Santana Filho, Sérgio; Araújo, Fernando; Brites, Carlos; Dantas, Silene; Rocha, Heonir; Teixeira, Rodolfo; Badaró, Roberto.

Braz. j. infect. dis ; 1(2): 95-101, Apr. 1997. tab, ilus

Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-243428

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RESUMO

We report a severe fatal lepromatous leprosy case in an adult homosexual male 2 years after AIDS class IV was diagnosed. Multidrug therapy including thalidomide for erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) was ineffective. The patient died with multiple large skin ulcerations due to multibacillary leprosy. Leprosy in AIDS patients may present as a severe uncontrolled disease, with extensive ENL unresponsive to therapy.

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Humans; Male; Adult; HIV; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy; Leprosy, Lepromatous; Mycobacterium leprae; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications; Brazil/epidemiology; Fatal Outcome; Immunosuppression Therapy

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Collection: International databases Health context: Neglected Diseases Health problem: Leprosy / Neglected Diseases Database: LILACS Main subject: Leprosy, Lepromatous / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / HIV / AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Mycobacterium leprae Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Braz. j. infect. dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 1997 Document type: Article

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