Abstract |
Post- kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is very uncommon among HIV-positive patients, and very few cases have so far been documented. A case of atypical disseminated leishmaniasis resembling PKDL in an HIV-positive patient successfully treated with N- methylglucamine antimoniate is reported. The polymerase chain reaction performed on the skin lesions was positive for Leishmania infantum.
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Authors | E Boumis, P Chinello, C Della Rocca, M G Paglia, M F Proietti, N Petrosillo |
Journal | International journal of STD & AIDS
(Int J STD AIDS)
Vol. 17
Issue 5
Pg. 351-3
(May 2006)
ISSN: 0956-4624 [Print] England |
PMID | 16643688
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antiprotozoal Agents
- Organometallic Compounds
- Meglumine
- Meglumine Antimoniate
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Topics |
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
(complications, drug therapy)
- Adult
- Animals
- Antiprotozoal Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- HIV Infections
(complications)
- Humans
- Leishmania infantum
(isolation & purification, pathogenicity)
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Male
- Meglumine
(therapeutic use)
- Meglumine Antimoniate
- Organometallic Compounds
(therapeutic use)
- Treatment Outcome
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