Iris in an HIV seropositive leprosy patient
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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an HIV seropositive leprosy patient.
The natural course of leprosy co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is not clearly understood. This is important because of the high and increasing prevalence of HIV infection in many leprosy endemic populations. – 3 The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has led to the emergence of a new clinical syndrome known as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Leprosy Review
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2162-8807
DOI: 10.47276/lr.77.4.386