Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis associated with AIDS
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is rarely reported in South America. In spite of the fact that there are many reports about the association of visceral leishmaniasis and AIDS, PKDL is very uncommon in HIV-positive patients, and so far only four cases have been documented in the literature...
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| author | Bittencourt Achiléa Silva Nancy Straatmann Andréa Nunes Victor Luiz Correia Follador Ivonise Badaró Roberto |
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| description | Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is rarely reported in South America. In spite of the fact that there are many reports about the association of visceral leishmaniasis and AIDS, PKDL is very uncommon in HIV-positive patients, and so far only four cases have been documented in the literature. We present another case with unusual clinicopathological aspects. The patient, a 28-year-old male, from Salvador, Bahia (an endemic area) presented with clinical manifestations of visceral leishmaniasis three years after the diagnosis of AIDS. During treatment for visceral leishmaniasis he developed disseminated miliary papules. Microscopically, the skin biopsy showed a "saw-tooth" pattern with a lichenoid mononuclear infiltrate simulating lichen planus. The histopathological diagnosis was achieved through the finding of amastigotes. The authors discuss the clinicopathological aspects of this case based on a review of the specific literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-022fff1fa4e948258b7ff82d1f645b612022-12-21T23:57:44ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1413-86701678-43912002-01-0166313316Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis associated with AIDSBittencourt AchiléaSilva NancyStraatmann AndréaNunes Victor Luiz CorreiaFollador IvoniseBadaró RobertoPost-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is rarely reported in South America. In spite of the fact that there are many reports about the association of visceral leishmaniasis and AIDS, PKDL is very uncommon in HIV-positive patients, and so far only four cases have been documented in the literature. We present another case with unusual clinicopathological aspects. The patient, a 28-year-old male, from Salvador, Bahia (an endemic area) presented with clinical manifestations of visceral leishmaniasis three years after the diagnosis of AIDS. During treatment for visceral leishmaniasis he developed disseminated miliary papules. Microscopically, the skin biopsy showed a "saw-tooth" pattern with a lichenoid mononuclear infiltrate simulating lichen planus. The histopathological diagnosis was achieved through the finding of amastigotes. The authors discuss the clinicopathological aspects of this case based on a review of the specific literature.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000600008Visceral leishmaniasispost-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasisAIDS |
| spellingShingle | Bittencourt Achiléa Silva Nancy Straatmann Andréa Nunes Victor Luiz Correia Follador Ivonise Badaró Roberto Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis associated with AIDS Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Visceral leishmaniasis post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis AIDS |
| title | Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis associated with AIDS |
| title_full | Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis associated with AIDS |
| title_fullStr | Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis associated with AIDS |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis associated with AIDS |
| title_short | Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis associated with AIDS |
| title_sort | post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis associated with aids |
| topic | Visceral leishmaniasis post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis AIDS |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000600008 |
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