L. (L.) chagasi in AIDS and visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) co-infection

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2008 Jul-Aug;50(4):251-4. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652008000400012.

Abstract

Concomitant skin lesions in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar are rare, being more common the description of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis occurring post treatment of kala-azar. Skin lesions caused by Leishmania donovani are frequently seen in the aids-VL co-infection. In Brazil cutaneous or mucosal forms of tegumentary leishmaniasis concomitant with aids are more commonly registered. Here we present a case of aids-VL co-infection, with unusual cutaneous and digestive compromising attributed to L. (L.) chagasi, with special attention to ecthymatous aspect of the lesion, allied to the absence of parasite on the histological skin biopsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Fatal Outcome
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / pathology
  • Humans
  • Leishmania donovani / genetics*
  • Leishmania donovani / isolation & purification
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / complications*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / pathology
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / complications*
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / pathology
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length