Leprosy and Kaposi sarcoma presenting as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a patient with AIDS

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 516-518

  Medeiros, Sandra ^a   Coelho, Ricardo ^a   Fernandes, Cândida ^a   Catarino, Maria Carmo ^a   Afonso, Ana ^a   Vieira, Raquel ^a   Rodrigues, Ana ^a   Cardoso, Jorge ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CURRY CABRAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 68849086645     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.885     Document Type: Article

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