Leishmaniasis and AIDS coinfection.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis and HIV coinfection has been reported in Brazil since the initial description of AIDS in the country. We report an HIV-positive patient under antiretroviral treatment who presented with cutaneous leishmaniasis which was successfully treated with meglumine antimoniate.
Nilton Lins University, ManausAM, Brazil, Undergraduate student of medicine at Nilton Lins University - Manaus (AM), Brazil.
Adriana
A
Hozannah
Alfredo da Matta Foundation, ManausAM, Brazil, PhD in Tropical Medicine, Dermatologist at Alfredo da Matta Foundation (FUAM) - Manaus (AM), Brazil.
Monica
M
Santos
Amazonas Tropical Medicine Foundation, ManausAM, Brazil, PhD in Tropical Medicine, Dermatologist at the Amazonas Tropical Medicine Foundation (FMTAM) - Manaus (AM), Brazil.
Anette
A
Chrusciak-Talhari
Alfredo da Matta Foundation, ManausAM, Brazil, PhD in Tropical Medicine, Research and Teaching Director at Alfredo da Matta Foundation (FUAM) - Manaus (AM), Brazil.
Carolina
C
Talhari
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D060085:Coinfection / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome