Immune reconstitution syndrome associated with leprosy: Two cases

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-136

  Deps, Patricia D ^a,b   Gripp, Carolina G ^a   Madureira, Brunela P R ^a   Lucas, Elton A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Social Medicine   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Co infection; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS); IRS; Leprosy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; LEPROSY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; LEPROSY; MALE;

EID: 44349156483     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007163     Document Type: Article

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