title: [Cutaneovisceral leishmaniasis following severe nervous depression].
abstract: Leishmania is considered an opportunistic agent during cellular immunodeficiency. The authors report the case of a patient living in the south of France presenting visceral leishmaniasis with cutaneous manifestations in the course of a severe nervous depression. This case report illustrates the possible relationships between stress and immunity.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaplanski
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deharo
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Koeppel
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Farnarier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sayag
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000172:deficiency; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007371:Interferon-gamma
vernacular_title: Leishmaniose cutanéoviscérale au décours d'une dépression nerveuse sévère.