Atypical cutaneous lesions of Penicillium marneffei infection as a manifestation of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome after highly active antiretroviral therapy

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-48

  Saikia, Lahari ^a   Nath, Reema ^a   Hazarika, Debeeka ^a   Mahanta, J ^b  

^a ASSAM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Highly active antiretroviral therapy; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; Penicillium marneffei

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; STAVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ERYTHEMA; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; PAPULE; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN NODULE; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; MALE; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 77949910850     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.58678     Document Type: Article

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