01312nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001000058653004200068653004200110653003100152653001900183653001100202653001200213653000900225653001600234653002500250100001500275700001200290700001300302700001200315700001800327700001600345700001500361245010000376856010600476300001100582490000700593520036000600022001400960       2008                            d  c2008 Mar 1510aAdult10aAIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections10aAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active10aCD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes10aHIV Infections10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMycobacterium leprae1 aBatista MD1 aPorro A1 aMaeda SM1 aGomes E1 aYoshioka MC N1 aEnokihara M1 aTomimori J00aLeprosy reversal reaction as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients with AIDS.  uhttp://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/46/6/e56.full.pdf+html?sid=64d8458a-d31d-4e85-a05a-5e5d1a69b0d4  ae56-600 v463 a<p>We report 2 instances in which reactional borderline leprosy manifested itself as an immune reconstitution phenomenon in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We discuss the clinical, laboratory-based, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical characteristics of both patients. Furthermore, we review similar reports from the literature.</p>  a1537-6591