Co-Infection of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and HIV: report of a case of mucosal leishmaniasis in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Torrico, F.; Parrado, R.; Castro, R.; Marquez, C.Jimena.; Torrico, M.Cruz.; Solano, M.; Reithinger, R.; García, A.Lineth.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 81(4): 555-558
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9637 PMID: 19815865 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0268Document Number: 207930
We describe the first case of Leishmania/HIV co-infection reported in Bolivia. Initially hospitalized with a diagnosis of pneumonia and bronchitis, the patient had numerous cutaneous and mucosal lesions caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. The patient was also diagnosed as severely immunocompromised because of HIV infection.
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