title: Managing two decades of visceral leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection: a case report that illustrates the urgent research needs in the field.
abstract: Visceral leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection presents diagnostic, monitoring and treatment challenges. This is a report of a co-infected patient who developed multiple complications and treatment side-effects, including renal and liver failure, pancytopenia with recurrent sepsis, along with anal cancer, depression and poor quality-of-life spanning over two decades. Urgent research specific to this cohort is needed.
authors.affiliation: HIV, Immunology & Infectious Diseases Service, St Vincent's Hospital, 390 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
authors.forename: Melissa L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.affiliation: HIV, Immunology & Infectious Diseases Service, St Vincent's Hospital, 390 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
authors.forename: Angie N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.affiliation: HIV, Immunology & Infectious Diseases Service, St Vincent's Hospital, 390 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Suan
authors.affiliation: HIV, Immunology & Infectious Diseases Service, St Vincent's Hospital, 390 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marriott
authors.affiliation: HIV, Immunology & Infectious Diseases Service, St Vincent's Hospital, 390 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.affiliation: HIV, Immunology & Infectious Diseases Service, St Vincent's Hospital, 390 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male