Leprosy reversal reaction in HIV-positive patients.
We report two cases of leprosy in HIV-infected patients who, by their clinical, histological and immunological features, enhance the evidence that HIV-positive leprosy does not differ from nonHIV-positive leprosy. Moreover, extensive studies of reversal reactions in HIV-positive patients might be of great interest in determining the exact pathogenesis of this leprosy reactional state.
Institut de Léprologie Appliquée, Dakar, Senegal.
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003622:Dapsone