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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan 16;4(2):145-148.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.09.030. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Vitiligo immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)-An incidental finding in a tertiary teaching hospital in southeast Nigeria

Chinwe Laura Onyekonwu  1 , Chinwe Judith Chukwuka  2 , Anthea Nwandu  3 , Devang Patel  3
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Case Reports

Vitiligo immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS)-An incidental finding in a tertiary teaching hospital in southeast Nigeria

Chinwe Laura Onyekonwu et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ART, antiretroviral therapy; HAART, highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV; IRIS, immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; highly active antiretroviral therapy; immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; vitiligo.

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Patient before HAART.
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Patient two months after commencing HAART.
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