Leprosy in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Letters and Corrections1 July 1987Leprosy in the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeEVERT J. P. LAMFERS, M.D., ANTON H. BASTIAANS, M.D., MARCEL MRAVUNAC, M.D., FRANS H. J. RAMPEN, M.D.EVERT J. P. LAMFERS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ANTON H. BASTIAANS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARCEL MRAVUNAC, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRANS H. J. RAMPEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-1-111_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Among the bacterial infections most suggestive of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are those caused by Mycobacterium avium complex, Mycobacterium kansasii, and disseminated forms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (1). We present the case of an infection with Mycobacterium leprae associated with AIDS, a case that has not previously been reported.A 43-year-old homosexual man who had lived in Brazil from 1972 to 1985 was treated in December 1985 for a large, annular, partially anesthetic lesion with raised borders and a healing center on the left forearm. A few satellites were found close to this patch. Further skin lesions...References1. PITCHENIKCOLERUSSELLFISCHLSPIRASNIDER ACBMTD. Tuberculosis, atypical mycobacteriosis and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome among Haitian and non-Haitian patients in South Florida. Ann Intern Med. 1984;101:641-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. LEVYROSENTSCHENMCGAVRANKALTER MTJMD. Hansen's disease following lymphoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1986;15:204-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. STRICKLAND N. The influence of immunosuppression and immunodeficiency on infections with leprosy and tuberculosis. Int J Lepr. 1985;53:86-100. Google Scholar4. QUINNMANNCURRANPIOT TJJP. Aids in Africa, an epidemiologic paradigm. Science. 1986;234:955-63. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: EVERT J. P. LAMFERS, M.D.; ANTON H. BASTIAANS, M.D.; MARCEL MRAVUNAC, M.D.; FRANS H. J. RAMPEN, M.D. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLeprosy and Kaposi sarcoma presenting as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a patient with AIDSLeprosyLEPROSY AND BURULI ULCER: THE MAJOR CUTANEOUS MYCOBACTERIOSESInteractions between HIV infection and leprosy: a paradoxPrevalence of HIV-1 infection among patients with leprosy and pulmonary tuberculosis in a semi-arid region, NigeriaArmadillo exposure and Hansen’s disease: An epidemiologic survey in southern TexasLepromatous leprosy in an HIV-positive patient in SpainThe immune compromised host in the twenty-first century: Management of mucocutaneous infectionsBacterial InfectionsMycobacterial Infections of the SkinReactivation of tuberculosis and leprosy in an HIV-positive caseBorderline tuberculoid Hansen's disease in AIDSLeprosy, Kaposi's sarcoma and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in two African patientsLaboratory aspects of "Mycobacterium genavense," a proposed species isolated from AIDS patientsA clinical overview of opportunistic infections in patients with AIDSLeprosyFungal and mycobacterial skin infectionsLepromatous leprosy and seropositivity for HTLV-ILeprosy and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection.Prevalence of HIV infection among patients with leprosy and tuberculosis in rural Zambia.Role des co-facteurs infectieux dans les infections a retrovirus en zone tropicale 1 July 1987Volume 107, Issue 1Page: 111-112KeywordsAIDSAnestheticsHomosexualsLeprosyLesionsMycobacterium avium complexMycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1987 PDF downloadLoading ...