Leprosy and HIV co-infection in five patients

Leprosy and HIV co-infection in five patients

In a retrospective study, five patients are reported who suffered from a Mycobacterium leprae/HIV co-infection and were treated for their HIV infection with HAART. In four patients, this revealed their leprosy and induced a type I leprosy reaction. Two patients who were lepromin negative at diagnosi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Leprosy review 2005-06, Vol.76 (2), p.162-166
Hauptverfasser: BIANCONCINI TRINDADE, Maria Angela, PENTEADO MANINI, Marli Izabel, HOMERO MASETTI, Jose, APARECIDA LEITE, Mirian, FONSECA TAKAHASHI, Maria Denise, NAAFS, Bernard
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil - epidemiology
Dermatology
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Follow-Up Studies
General aspects
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Leprostatic Agents - therapeutic use
Leprosy
Leprosy - diagnosis
Leprosy - drug therapy
Leprosy - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Tropical bacterial diseases
Viral Load
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Zusammenfassung:In a retrospective study, five patients are reported who suffered from a Mycobacterium leprae/HIV co-infection and were treated for their HIV infection with HAART. In four patients, this revealed their leprosy and induced a type I leprosy reaction. Two patients who were lepromin negative at diagnosis were retested after about 1 year of anti-retroviral treatment, and found to be positive.
ISSN:0305-7518
2162-8807