@article{6669, keywords = {Adult, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Brazil, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Leprostatic Agents, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome, Viral Load}, author = {Bianconcini Trindade MA and Manini MIP and Masetti JH and Leite MA and Takahashi MDF and Naafs B}, title = {Leprosy and HIV co-infection in five patients.}, 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.
}, year = {2005}, journal = {Leprosy review}, volume = {76}, pages = {162-6}, month = {2005 Jun}, issn = {0305-7518}, url = {https://leprosyreview.org/article/76/2/16-2166}, language = {eng}, }