@article{550,
  keywords = {Adult, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Animals, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Herpes Zoster, HIV Infections, Humans, India, leprosy, Male, Mite Infestations, Prognosis, Skin Diseases, Syndrome, Tuberculosis, Cutaneous, Viral Load},
  author = {Handa S and Narang T and Wanchu A},
  title = {Dermatologic immune restoration syndrome: report of five cases from a tertiary care center in north India.},
  abstract = {<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>Dermatologic conditions are often an early clue to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. As the disease progresses and the host immunity fails, patients may develop a number of skin conditions. At this point, they have a dominant T helper 2 immunologic response. After the initiation of antiretroviral therapy, the T helper 1 response is restored, and some skin problems, paradoxically, make their appearance then.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>Herpes zoster, mucocutaneous herpes, eosinophilic folliculitis, and mycobacterial infections have been known to occur at this stage. This may be because immune restoration of a host's immunity causes recognition of silent or latent infection and results in development of the condition. We report five cases that were seen at our center during a 2-year period.</p>},
  year = {2008},
  journal = {Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery},
  volume = {12},
  pages = {126-32},
  month = {2008 May-Jun},
  issn = {1203-4754},
  doi = {10.2310/7750.2008.07017},
  language = {eng},
}