Visceral leishmaniasis in a patient with AIDS: early pathological diagnosis using conventional histology, PCR and electron microscopy is the key for adequate treatment

Virchows Arch. 2012 Mar;460(3):357-60. doi: 10.1007/s00428-012-1207-1. Epub 2012 Feb 16.

Authors

Albrecht Stenzinger¹, Johannes Nemeth, Frederick Klauschen, Christiane Schewe, Axel-Michael Ladhoff, Alexander Muckenhuber, Mariana Schürmann, Dirk Schürmann, Wilko Weichert

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 220/221, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. albrecht.stenzinger@med.uni-heidelberg.de

PMID: 22350006
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-012-1207-1

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
Carcinoma, Renal Cell / complications
Duodenum / microbiology
Duodenum / ultrastructure
Early Medical Intervention
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms / complications
Leishmaniasis, Visceral / complications*
Leishmaniasis, Visceral / diagnosis*
Male
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Middle Aged
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Stomach / microbiology
Stomach / ultrastructure