Antiretroviral therapy-induced paradoxical worsening of previously healed Mycobacterium haemophilum cutaneous lesions in advanced HIV infection

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Vol. 61; pp. e71 - 6
• Main Authors: Eyer-Silva, Walter de Araujo, Almeida, Marina Rodrigues de, Martins, Carlos José, Basílio-de-Oliveira, Rodrigo Panno, Araujo, Luciana Ferreira de, Basílio-de-Oliveira, Carlos Alberto, Azevedo, Marcelo Costa Velho Mendes de, Pinto, Jorge Francisco da Cunha, Vasconcellos, Sidra Ezidio Gonçalves, Rodrigues-dos-Santos, Ícaro, MagdinierGomes, Harrison, Suffys, Philip Noel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 01.01.2019; Instituto de Medicina Tropical; Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
• Subjects: Adult; AIDS; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - immunology; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology; Anti-Retroviral Agents - adverse effects; Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use; Antiretroviral drugs; Case Report; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Female; HIV infection; Humans; Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome; Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - immunology; Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - metabolism; Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - microbiology; Immunocompromised Host; Male; Mycobacterium haemophilum; Mycobacterium haemophilum - isolation & purification; Mycobacterium Infections - immunology; Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology; Nontuberculous mycobacterium; TROPICAL MEDICINE; AIDS; Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome; Mycobacterium haemophilum; HIV infection; Nontuberculous mycobacterium

Mycobacterium haemophilum is a nontuberculous mycobacterium that causes localized or disseminated disease, mainly in immunocompromised hosts. We report the case of a 35-year-old HIV-infected woman who presented with several enlarging cutaneous lesions over the arms and legs. Histopathological examin...