%0 Journal Article
%T Borderline tuberculoid leprosy: A manifestation of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a human immunodeficiency virus infected person
%A Mukhopadhyay Partha
%A Pal Shekhar
%A Mallik Sudeshna
%A Biswas Surajit
%J Indian Journal of Dermatology
%D 2006
%I Medknow Publications
%X Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome describes a collection of inflammatory disorders associated with paradoxical deterioration of various pre-existing processes following start of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Leprosy as an opportunistic infection in immune reconstitution syndrome has been rarely reported in literature. A case of a 30-year-old HIV positive man with extrapulmonary tuberculosis of left foot on HAART having developed borderline tuberculoid leprosy as opportunistic infection in immune reconstitution syndrome has been reported.
%K Highly active antiretroviral therapy
%K immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
%K leprosy
%U http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2006;volume=51;issue=4;spage=278;epage=280;aulast=Mukhopadhyay