Leishmania infection can hamper immune recovery in virologically suppressed HIV-infected patients.
New Microbiol
; 31(3): 435-8, 2008 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-18843901
ABSTRACT
An HIV-infected patient started combination antiretroviral therapy with 13 CD4+ cells/microL. Despite sustained virological suppression over the following four years, the anemia did not resolve, and the CD4+ cell counts always remained below 200/microL until co-infection with Leishmania was diagnosed in October 2006 when the patient started complaining of persistent mild fever and asthenia. Once treatment for leishmaniasis was started with miltefosine, CD4+ cell count rose above 400/microL. A new drop in CD4+ cell count was observed when Leishmania DNA turned out again to be positive, but treatment with liposomal amphotericin-B restored immune recovery.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Leishmaniasis
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Infecciones por VIH
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
New Microbiol
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia