The first case of visceral leishmaniasis in a patient with HIV infection in Russia

Ermak, T.N.; Kravchenko, A.V.; Gruzdev, B.M.; Filippov, P.G.

Terapevticheskii Arkhiv 69(11): 48-50

1997


ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3660
PMID: 9483748
Document Number: 476142
A case history of a 39-year-old male is reported. The patient was diagnosed to have visceral leishmaniasis and HIV infection in January 1997. HIV-infection manifested with advanced Kaposi's sarcoma, recurrent Candida and Herpes infection, a decrease of body mass by more than 10%. The diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed by detection of Leishmania in biopsy from the bone marrow. Glucantim treatment produced a good clinical effect.

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