Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with HIV.

نویسندگان

  • Humaira Talat
  • Sharmeen Attarwala
  • Mubasshir Saleem
چکیده

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector borne disease caused by various species of the Leishmania parasite. CL is endemic in the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. In certain instances a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-related immunocompromised is associated with atypical clinical presentation and occurrence of reactivated lesions of CL. Such presentations respond poorly to the standard treatment and frequent relapses are noted. We are reporting three cases of localized and disseminated CL due to Leishmania tropica which responded to meglumine antimoniate. Due to the fact that CL is endemic in Balochistan, we did not consider HIV infection as a causative organism. It was their presentation with history of weight loss and fever that prompted Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) tests for HIV, which turned out to be positive. CL is becoming visible as an opportunistic infection associated with HIV/AIDS and may even be the first symptom in HIV positive patients in an endemic area.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP

دوره 24 Suppl 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014