Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis as presentation of HIV infection in Sardinia, insular Italy.
Parasitol Int
; 63(1): 35-6, 2014 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24126182
Leishmaniasis is endemic in Sardinia but only cutaneous and visceral cases have been reported to date. We report a case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis as presentation of HIV infection in a Sardinian patient who had never visited endemic areas. Serological and clinical diagnosis was cytologically and histopathologically confirmed. The patient had a good response to treatment with liposomal amphotericin combined with highly active antiretroviral therapy without recurrences after four years. Our case report highlights the need to better assess the circulation of species, risk factors and clinical spectrum of Leishmania infection in the Italian Mediterranean islands.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Leishmaniose Mucocutânea
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Infecções por HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article