title: Identification of Leishmania chagasi from skin in Leishmania/HIV co-infection: a case report.
abstract: A case of HIV/Leishmania co-infection presenting both visceral and cutaneous manifestations is reported. Leishmania infection was confirmed by conventional methods (parasitological approach and serology) and by PCR. Leishmania chagasi isolated from the skin lesion was characterized by enzyme electrophoresis and by restriction fragment length polymorphism of the internal transcribed spacer of the ribosomal gene.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Pesquisas Clínicas, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, orsini@cpqrr.ficruz.br.
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orsini
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Zélia Maria Profeta da
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Luz
authors.forename: Jolandt
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Disch
authors.forename: Octávio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Dalton
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Antonio Carlos Martins
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rabello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007891:Leishmania / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000150:complications*