01770nas a2200373 4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653004200069653001200111653002500123653002800148653001100176653001800187653001900205653001100224653001000235653001200245653000900257653002200266653001400288653001800302653001300320653002800333653001500361100001200376700001300388700001300401245011100414300001100525490000700536520083900543022001401382 2008 d c2008 May-Jun 10 aAdult 10 aAIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections 10 aAnimals 10 aCD4 Lymphocyte Count 10 aDiagnosis, Differential 10 aFemale 10 aHerpes Zoster 10 aHIV Infections 10 aHumans 10 aIndia 10 aleprosy 10 aMale 10 aMite Infestations 10 aPrognosis 10 aSkin Diseases 10 aSyndrome 10 aTuberculosis, Cutaneous 10 aViral Load 1 aHanda S 1 aNarang T 1 aWanchu A 00 aDermatologic immune restoration syndrome: report of five cases from a tertiary care center in north India. a126-32 0 v12 3 aBACKGROUND: 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.
CONCLUSION: 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.
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