[Association of visceral Leishmaniosis and pulmonary tuberculosis: description of a patient]
Leishmaniosis, whether localised or disseminated, is mainly correlated to cell-mediated immunodeficiency. Immunodeficient patients are also particularly prone to diseases due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in whom either the disseminated form or a localisation of the lungs prevails. We report a rather uncommon association of both pathologies successufully treated with N-methylglucamine antimonium followed by an association of rifampycin, isoniazid and ethambutol. The ethiopathogenetic mechanisms, are described.
Montefusco
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Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Universita Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
Gallotta
G.
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Lamenza
F.
F
De Renzo
A.
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Postiglione
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