Visceral leishmaniasis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: report of two cases.
Core biopsies of the bone marrow are indispensable in the evaluation of fever of unknown etiology in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients. We report two patients in whom visceral leishmaniasis was diagnosed based on the typical morphology, staining characteristics, and ultrastructure of the organisms.
Tata
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Department of Pathology, New York University Medical Center, NY.
Kumar
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Feiner
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged