PMID- 19743785
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20091027
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 0014-1755 (Print)
IS  - 0014-1755 (Linking)
VI  - 47
IP  - 1
DP  - 2009 Jan
TI  - Leishmaniasis (PKDL) as a case of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome 
      (IRIS) in HIV-positive patient after initiation of anti-retroviral therapy (ART).
PG  - 77-9
AB  - 25 years old HIV-positive farmer on Anti-retroviral therapy from North Ethiopia 
      with PKDL occurring as IRIS is reported. He developed popular and nodular lesions 
      on the face, chest and arms (Grade II severe PKDL) one month after 
      anti-retroviral therapy initiation, who had history of therapy for visceral 
      leishmaniasis (VL) one year back. PKDL manifesting as IRIS after ART initiation 
      in previously treated case for VL was among the few reported case in the world. 
      The case is presented and discussed with the few available review literatures.
FAU - Tadesse, Abilo
AU  - Tadesse A
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Gondar University, Gondar.
FAU - Hurissa, Zewdu
AU  - Hurissa Z
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Ethiopia
TA  - Ethiop Med J
JT  - Ethiopian medical journal
JID - 0373223
RN  - 0 (Anti-HIV Agents)
RN  - V083S0159D (Antimony Sodium Gluconate)
SB  - IM
MH  - AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy
MH  - Adult
MH  - Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use
MH  - Antimony Sodium Gluconate/*therapeutic use
MH  - HIV Seropositivity/complications/drug therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome/*drug therapy
MH  - Leishmaniasis/drug therapy
MH  - Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/drug therapy/*etiology
MH  - Leishmaniasis, Visceral/*complications/drug therapy
MH  - Male
EDAT- 2009/09/12 06:00
MHDA- 2009/10/29 06:00
CRDT- 2009/09/12 06:00
PHST- 2009/09/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/09/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/10/29 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ethiop Med J. 2009 Jan;47(1):77-9.