Leprosy and Kaposi sarcoma presenting as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a patient with AIDS - 07/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.885
Sandra Medeiros, MD a, ⁎ 
, Ricardo Coelho, MD a, Cândida Fernandes, MD a, Maria Carmo Catarino, MD b, Ana Afonso, MD c, Raquel Vieira, MD a, Ana Rodrigues, MD a, Jorge Cardoso, MD a
, Ricardo Coelho, MD a, Cândida Fernandes, MD a, Maria Carmo Catarino, MD b, Ana Afonso, MD c, Raquel Vieira, MD a, Ana Rodrigues, MD a, Jorge Cardoso, MD a a Dermatology Department, Curry Cabral Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
b Infectious Disease Department, Curry Cabral Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
c Pathology Department, Curry Cabral Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Reprint requests: Sandra Medeiros, MD, Curry Cabral Hospital, Rua da Beneficiência n°8, 1069-166 Lisbon, Portugal.Abstract |
The simultaneous presence of infectious organisms within cutaneous lesions of Kaposi sarcoma in persons with AIDS has been demonstrated. We describe a patient with concurrent leprosy and Kaposi sarcoma presenting as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in the setting of AIDS.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Abbreviations used : HAART, IRIS, KS
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