02099nas a2200217 4500000000100000008004100001653001400042653001700056653001200073653000800085653001600093100002200109700002800131700002200159700001500181245005500196856009700251300001000348490000700358520151600365 2017 d10aTreatment10aSkin lesions10aleprosy10aHIV10aCoinfection1 aMartín Ávila MC1 aRodríguez del Valle KM1 aCurra Buitrago IC1 aMartín OM00aCoinfección vih- lepra. A propósito de dos casos uhttps://www.leprosy-information.org/files/Revista%20de%20Leprologia%202017%20enero-abril.pdf a15-200 v313 a

Leprosy, a millennial and stigmatizing disease continues is still active in our days. Although it no longer constitutes a problem of health at country or department level, are cases are notified every year. The male population is more affected that the female population. It is an infectious and chronic illness that affects skin and outlying nerves, the mucous of the upper respiratory tract and also the eyes, besides some other structures. It can appear in people of any age and is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. In spite of being caused by mycobacteria like Tuberculosis, we don’t have evidence that leprosy behaves in an opportunist manner in the HIV affected individuals. In the presence of skin lesions with loss of sensibility one should think of leprosy and this can lead to an early diagnosis and treatment, interrupting the transmission chain and avoiding disabilities.

We present the only two cases diagnosed in our department of co infection HIV/Leprosy in the last 20 years. Both are males, presenting lesions in skin after their diagnoses of HIV and finally being diagnosed leprosy and treatment was implemented. The first case is cured and in observation and the second case presents a satisfactory evolution of his skin lesions. The patients diagnosed of HIV can contract leprosy, therefore in a case with skin lesions and HIV clinicians should consider leprosy. With treatment the patient can be cured, rendered non-infectious and kept free of disabilities.