title: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome and tropical dermatoses.
abstract: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic has disproportionately affected tropical regions of the world, where dermatoses, such as leprosy and leishmaniasis, rarely encountered in temperate climates, are endemic. Although the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been lifesaving, a few patients undergoing HAART experience clinical deterioration caused by immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). This article explores the range of tropical dermatoses that are reported to date with associated IRIS events.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, 94115, USA. HuirasEE@derm.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Erin Huiras
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Amerson
authors.forename: Toby A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Maurer
mesh_terms: D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D054019:Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology; D010407:Penicillium; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications; D014329:Tropical Climate