01040nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653004800054653000800102653002100110100001400131700001500145700001400160245010500174856005700279300000800336490000700344520046900351022001400820       2015                            d10aleprosy10aImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome10aHIV10aErythema Nodosum1 aArakkal G1 aDamarla SV1 aChanda GM00aImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome unmasking erythema nodosum leprosum: a rare case report.  uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318046/  a1060 v603 a<p>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).</p>
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