@article{24672, keywords = {leprosy, Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome, HIV, Erythema Nodosum}, author = {Arakkal G and Damarla SV and Chanda GM}, title = {Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome unmasking erythema nodosum leprosum: a rare case report.}, abstract = {
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) occurs as an acute symptomatic expression of a latent infection during the recovery of immune system in response to antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients. IRIS triggers both opportunistic and non-opportunistic infections. We report a case of IRIS in a patient with HIV, presenting as erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL), which led to unmasking of lepromatous leprosy following anti-retroviral therapy (ART).
}, year = {2015}, journal = {Indian journal of dermatology}, volume = {60}, pages = {106}, issn = {1998-3611}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318046/}, doi = {10.4103/0019-5154.147883}, language = {eng}, }