01235nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001100002000042700001200062700001300074700001400087245003800101856005300139300001000192490000700202520086800209       2007                            d1 aChandra Gupta T1 aSinha P1 aMurthy V1 aSwarna KG00aLeprosy in an HIV-infected person  uhttp://medind.nic.in/ibo/t07/i2/ibot07i2p100.pdf  a100-20 v283 a<p>As per literature, very few case reports of leprosy (<em>M. leprae </em>infection) in association with HIV are available till date. The cause for this rare coexistence when compared to <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>may be due to the fact that (a) <em>M. leprae </em>infection occurs due to affection of specific cell mediated immunity, (b) missing of signs and/or symptoms of leprosy both by physicians and patients as they are masked by overwhelming opportunistic infections and (c) long-time taken by <em>M. leprae </em>to manifest the disease. A case of lepromatous leprosy in an HIV-infected person is herewith reported for its rarity, wherein leprosy was nearly missed. Hence it is suggested to look for any evidence of leprosy in all HIV-positive cases. Then only the real incidence of leprosy in HIV-positive patients will come in the light.</p>