Disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis in a patient with AIDS: a case report

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 1992 Oct-Dec;87(4):487-92. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02761992000400005.

Abstract

The authors report a case of culture-proven disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis in an HIV positive patient. Lesions began in the oropharynx and nasal mucosa eventually spreading to much of the skin surface. The response to a short course of glucantime therapy was good.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Candidiasis, Oral / complications
  • Cryptococcosis / complications
  • Escherichia coli Infections / complications
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Leishmania braziliensis / isolation & purification*
  • Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / complications*
  • Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / drug therapy
  • Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / parasitology
  • Male
  • Meglumine / therapeutic use
  • Meglumine Antimoniate
  • Organometallic Compounds / therapeutic use
  • Sepsis / complications

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Meglumine
  • Meglumine Antimoniate