Cutaneous leishmaniasis associated with visceral leishmaniasis in a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
BACKGROUND
Leishmania/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection is emerging as an increasingly frequent and extremely serious new disease. Although many reports have described the association of visceral leishmaniasis and AIDS, cutaneous leishmaniasis associated with AIDS is very uncommon.


METHODS
We describe a case of visceral leishmaniasis/HIV coinfection associated with cutaneous Leishman body-positive lesions in a patient from Jahrom, a city in Fars province in Iran.


CONCLUSIONS
Our case demonstrated that it is better to evaluate the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in patients who present with cutaneous leishmaniasis and HIV infection.
Pourahmad
Morteza
M
Faculty of Medicine, Peymanieh Hospital, Jahrom, Iran. mortezapourahmad@yahoo.com
Hooshmand
Farhang
F
Rahiminejad
Masood
M
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007492:Iran; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017211:Treatment Failure
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents