Leprosy and HIV co-infection in five patients |
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| Authors: | Trindade Maria Angela Bianconcini Manini Marli Izabel Penteado Masetti José Homero Leite Mirian Aparecida Takahashi Maria Denise Fonseca Naafs Bernard |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Hansenology and Sanitary Dermatology, Sao Paulo State Health Secretariat, Brazil. angelatrindade@uol.com.br |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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