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Case Reports
. 2013 Dec;24(12):992-4.
doi: 10.1177/0956462413490144. Epub 2013 Aug 28.

Ulcerating type 1 lepra reaction mimicking lazarine leprosy: an unusual presentation of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV-infected patient

Ramesh Bhat  1 , Malcolm Pinto, Sukumar Dandakeri, Srinath Kambil
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Ulcerating type 1 lepra reaction mimicking lazarine leprosy: an unusual presentation of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV-infected patient

Ramesh Bhat et al. Int J STD AIDS. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Leprosy maybe "unmasked" in the context of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and treating dermatologists, particularly in highly endemic areas for Hansen's disease, need to be cognizant to this possibility. It may also reflect emergence of a previously clinically silent infection in the course of immunologic restoration.

Keywords: AIDS; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; IRIS; Mycobacterium leprae; antiretroviral therapy; corticosteroids; immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; leprosy; treatment; type 1 lepra reaction.

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