Gastric localization of Leishmania in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A case report.
We report a case of gastric localization of Leishmania in a 29-year old man affected by AIDS. Gastric biopsies revealed macrophages infected with intracytoplasmic organisms attributable to Leishmania amastigotes. The authors emphasize the importance of performing random biopsies in the absence of endoscopic abnormalities.
Gradoni
L
L
Laboratory of Parasitology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Guaraldi
G
G
Codeluppi
M
M
Scalone
A
A
Rivasi
F
F
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007891:Leishmania / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000473:pathology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male