@article{8559, keywords = {Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Female, Humans, leprosy, Middle Aged, Sarcoma, Kaposi, Skin, Skin Neoplasms}, author = {Medeiros S and Coelho R and Fernandes C and Catarino MC and Afonso A and Vieira R and Rodrigues A and Cardoso J}, title = {Leprosy and Kaposi sarcoma presenting as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a patient with AIDS.}, 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.

}, year = {2009}, journal = {Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology}, volume = {61}, pages = {516-8}, month = {2009 Sep}, issn = {1097-6787}, doi = {10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.885}, language = {eng}, }