Open AccessHansen's disease in association with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Author(s) -
Anju George,
Suja Vidyadharan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.174305
Subject(s) - medicine , immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome , antiretroviral therapy , leprosy , immunology , immune system , disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , inflammatory bowel disease , viral load
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome is characterized by a paradoxical worsening of an existing infection or disease process, soon after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy. The first case of leprosy presenting as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome was published in 2003. Here we report a case of Hansen's disease borderline tuberculoid presenting with type 1 lepra reaction 5 months after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy.