| Revista: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000290735 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Autores: | Bittencourt, Achilea1 Silva, Nancy2 Silva, Nancy Straatmann, Andrea Nunes, Victor Luiz Correia Follador, Ivonise Badaro, Roberto |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal da Bahia, Hospital Universitario Prof. Edgard Santos, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil 2Hospital Roberto Santos, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil |
| Año: | 2002 |
| Periodo: | Dic |
| Volumen: | 6 |
| Número: | 6 |
| Paginación: | 313-316 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Caso clínico, analítico |
| Resumen en inglés | ABSTRACT Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is rarely reported in South America. In spite of the fact that there are many reports about the association of visceral leishmaniasis and AIDS, PKDL is very uncommon in HIV-positive patients, and so far only four cases have been documented in the literature. We present another case with unusual clinicopathological aspects. The patient, a 28-year-old male, from Salvador, Bahia (an endemic area) presented with clinical manifestations of visceral leishmaniasis three years after the diagnosis of AIDS. During treatment for visceral leishmaniasis he developed disseminated miliary papules. Microscopically, the skin biopsy showed a "saw-tooth" pattern with a lichenoid mononuclear infiltrate simulating lichen planus. The histopathological diagnosis was achieved through the finding of amastigotes. The authors discuss the clinicopathological aspects of this case based on a review of the specific literature |
| Disciplinas: | Biología |
| Palabras clave: | Anatomía e histología, Parasitología, Diagnóstico, Leishmaniasis visceral, Kala-azar, Leishmaniasis cutánea, SIDA |
| Keyword: | Biology, Anatomy and histology, Parasitology, Visceral leishmaniasis, Kala-azar, Dermal leishmaniasis, AIDS, Diagnosis |
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