Leishmaniasis mucocutánea en un paciente con infección por VIH

Translated title of the contribution: Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a HIV infected patient. Case report

Juan J. Montenegro-Idrogo, Raúl A. Montañez-Valverde, Cesar Chian, Carlos Benites-Villafane

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Abstract

Introduction: Leishmaniasis is an endemic Andean vector-borne- tropical disease in Peru, whose mucocutaneous clinical presentation is rare. Leishmaniasis can occur in co-infections with HTLV-1 virus and HIV. We describe a case of L. mucocutaneous in a patient infected with HIV, with a history of cutaneous leishmaniasis with inadequate treatment 20 years ago. He was treated with stibogluconate with adequate response to treatment and regression of lesion after 4 weeks. Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis and HIV coinfection is rare and its clinical presentation may be atypically. It is important to consider it in patients coming from endemic areas and with a history of a previous cutaneous clinical presentation.

Translated title of the contributionMucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a HIV infected patient. Case report
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)610-614
Number of pages5
JournalRevista Chilena de Infectologia
Volume31
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

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