Two case reports of symptomatic visceral leishmaniasis in AIDS patients concomitant with immune reconstitution due to antiretroviral therapy

Antoine Berry; Bruno Abraham; Jacques Dereure; Veronique Pinzani; Patrick Bastien; Jacques Reynes

doi:10.1080/00365540410019426

Two case reports of symptomatic visceral leishmaniasis in AIDS patients concomitant with immune reconstitution due to antiretroviral therapy

Scand J Infect Dis. 2004;36(3):225-7. doi: 10.1080/00365540410019426.

Authors

Antoine Berry¹, Bruno Abraham, Jacques Dereure, Veronique Pinzani, Patrick Bastien, Jacques Reynes

Affiliation

¹ Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Gui-de-Chauliac, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. [email protected]

PMID: 15119371
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410019426

Abstract

We report the first 2 cases of visceral leishmaniasis in AIDS patients, which ocurred a few d after initiating antiretroviral therapy. The report raises the question whether a rapid immune reconstitution may convert a latent visceral leishmaniasis into a symptomatic one.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy*
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / immunology
Adult
Animals
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / adverse effects*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Leishmaniasis, Visceral / diagnosis*
Leishmaniasis, Visceral / drug therapy*
Leishmaniasis, Visceral / immunology
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index