Disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis in HIV positive patient--a case report.
Disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis and HIV dual-infection is seldom reported. Leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection may intensify the immune defect and is the chief reason for atypical presentation and widespread progression of cutaneous leishmaniasis and its defiance to conventional therapy. Here we report a 38-year-old HIV-positive lady who presented with a 6-month history of a progressive papule and nodular eruptions of leishmaniasis on face, trunk and extremities that was recalcitrant to treatment.
Yusuf
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Department of Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. shehumy@yahoo.com
Uloko
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Adamu
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Iliyasu
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Mohammed
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D016774:Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D017211:Treatment Failure
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole