Leprosy and Kaposi Sarcoma Presenting as an Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in a Patient with AIDS

Medeiros, S; Coelho, R; Fernandes, C; Catarino, MC; Afonso, A; Vieira, R; Rodrigues, A; Cardoso, J

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The simultaneous presence of infectious organisms within cutaneous lesions of Kaposi sarcoma in persons with AIDS has been demonstrated. We describe a patient with concurrent leprosy and Kaposi sarcoma presenting as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in the setting of AIDS.

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HCC DER Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/complications Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/drug therapy Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/immunology Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active Leprosy/complications Leprosy/immunology Leprosy/pathology Sarcoma, Kaposi/complications Sarcoma, Kaposi/immunology Sarcoma, Kaposi/pathology Skin/pathology Skin Neoplasms/complications Skin Neoplasms/immunology Skin Neoplasms/pathology