title: Long-term remission of human immunodeficiency virus-associated visceral leishmaniasis after initiation of potent combination antiretroviral treatment: report of two cases.
abstract: We describe two cases of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with visceral leishmaniasis in whom no clinical and parasitological disease relapses were observed after liposomal amphotericin B therapy combined with potent antiretroviral treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mastroianni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: d'Ettorre
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forcina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corpolongo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dell'Isola
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lichtner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trinchieri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santopadre
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vullo
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B