title: Co-Infection of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and HIV: report of a case of mucosal leishmaniasis in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
abstract: We describe the first case of Leishmania/HIV co-infection reported in Bolivia. Initially hospitalized with a diagnosis of pneumonia and bronchitis, the patient had numerous cutaneous and mucosal lesions caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. The patient was also diagnosed as severely immunocompromised because of HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
authors.forename: Faustino
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torrico
authors.forename: Rudy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parrado
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Carla Jimena
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Marquez
authors.forename: Mary Cruz
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Torrico
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solano
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reithinger
authors.forename: Ana Lineth
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001838:Bolivia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents