Disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in a patient with AIDS: a case report


Autoria(s): Machado,Elizabeth S.; Braga,Maria da Providencia; Da-Cruz,Alda Maria; Coutinho,Sérgio G.; Vieira,Alba Regina M.; Rutowitsch,Marcio S.; Cuzzi-Maya,Tulia; Grimaldi Junior,Gabriel; Menezes,Jacquelie A.
Data(s)

01/12/1992

Resumo

The authors report a case of culture-proven disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in an HIV positive patient. Lesions began in the oropharynx and nasal mucosa eventually spreading to much of the skin surface. The response to a short course of glucantime therapy was good.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000400005

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.87 n.4 1992

Palavras-Chave #muco-cutaneos leishmaniasis #HIV infection
Tipo

journal article