Superposition of leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases in the state of Rio de Janeiro: a case series report

Lepr Rev. 2013 Dec;84(4):302-7.

Abstract

This is a report on eight non-HIV infected leprosy patients presenting unusual co-infection with other, often neglected, tropical diseases, namely: American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL), sporotrichosis, and cryptococcosis. To the best of our knowledge, there have been very few ATL-leprosy co-infection reports in the literature to date and only one previous description of the coexistence of leprosy-cryptococcosis and leprosy-sporotricosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Coinfection
  • Cryptococcosis / complications*
  • Cryptococcosis / diagnosis
  • Endemic Diseases*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / complications*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / diagnosis
  • Leprosy / complications*
  • Leprosy / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neglected Diseases
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sporotrichosis / complications*
  • Sporotrichosis / diagnosis
  • Tropical Medicine