Leprosy as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients living with HIV: Description of French Guiana's cases over 20 years and systematic review of the literature.

Alice Mouchard Romain BlaizotJenna GraillePierre CouppiéChloe Bertin

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)

Leprosy as IRIS in PLHIV mainly presents as a BT leprosy in a T1R state, sometimes with ulcerated skin lesions. Response to MDT is usually good. Systemic corticosteroids are necessary and efficient in case of neuritis.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
oxidative stress
patient reported outcomes