Disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in a patient with AIDS: a case report
The authors report a case of culture-proven disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in an HIV positive patient. Lesions began in the oropharynx and nasal mucosa eventually spreading to much of the skin surface. The response to a short course...
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1992-12-01
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| author | Elizabeth S. Machado Maria da Providencia Braga Alda Maria Da-Cruz Sérgio G. Coutinho Alba Regina M. Vieira Marcio S. Rutowitsch Tulia Cuzzi-Maya Gabriel Grimaldi Junior Jacquelie A. Menezes |
| author_facet | Elizabeth S. Machado Maria da Providencia Braga Alda Maria Da-Cruz Sérgio G. Coutinho Alba Regina M. Vieira Marcio S. Rutowitsch Tulia Cuzzi-Maya Gabriel Grimaldi Junior Jacquelie A. Menezes |
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| description | The authors report a case of culture-proven disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in an HIV positive patient. Lesions began in the oropharynx and nasal mucosa eventually spreading to much of the skin surface. The response to a short course of glucantime therapy was good. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d7242b703e0840d388fd7f000b169e842023-08-02T09:32:16ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80601992-12-0187448749210.1590/S0074-02761992000400005Disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in a patient with AIDS: a case reportElizabeth S. MachadoMaria da Providencia BragaAlda Maria Da-CruzSérgio G. CoutinhoAlba Regina M. VieiraMarcio S. RutowitschTulia Cuzzi-MayaGabriel Grimaldi JuniorJacquelie A. MenezesThe authors report a case of culture-proven disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in an HIV positive patient. Lesions began in the oropharynx and nasal mucosa eventually spreading to much of the skin surface. The response to a short course of glucantime therapy was good.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000400005muco-cutaneos leishmaniasisHIV infection |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth S. Machado Maria da Providencia Braga Alda Maria Da-Cruz Sérgio G. Coutinho Alba Regina M. Vieira Marcio S. Rutowitsch Tulia Cuzzi-Maya Gabriel Grimaldi Junior Jacquelie A. Menezes Disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in a patient with AIDS: a case report Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz muco-cutaneos leishmaniasis HIV infection |
| title | Disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in a patient with AIDS: a case report |
| title_full | Disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in a patient with AIDS: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in a patient with AIDS: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in a patient with AIDS: a case report |
| title_short | Disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in a patient with AIDS: a case report |
| title_sort | disseminated american muco cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in a patient with aids a case report |
| topic | muco-cutaneos leishmaniasis HIV infection |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000400005 |
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