Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in an HIV-positive patient in western Africa
| Autor: | Robert T Soudré, Olga Goumbri-Lompo, Adama Traoré, Pascal Niamba, Fatou Barro-Traoré |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Meglumine antimoniate Direct examination Antiprotozoal Agents Leishmaniasis Diffuse Cutaneous HIV Infections Dermatology Injections Intramuscular Diagnosis Differential Meglumine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Cutaneous leishmaniasis Organometallic Compounds medicine Humans Sida Meglumine Antimoniate medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Africa Western Skin biopsy Female Viral disease Leprosy business Facial Dermatoses medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 48:32-34 |
| ISSN: | 1440-0960 0004-8380 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2007.00323.x |
| Popis: | SUMMARY A 36-year-old HIV1-positive woman presented with a 6-month history of a progressive papular and nodular eruption of the face and subsequent extensive spread to the rest of the skin. The diagnosis of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis was established by direct examination and skin biopsy. This atypical form had a dramatic improvement after a 21-day treatment with meglumine antimoniate. This clinical form may be confused with other endemic diseases in western Africa, especially leprosy. |
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