| Title | Atypical disseminated leishmaniasis similar to post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in a Brazilian AIDS patient infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi: a case report. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Carnaúba, Dimas, Cassiana Tami Konishi, Valéria Petri, Isabel Cristina Pedro Martinez, Laura Shimizu, and Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola |
| Journal | International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pagination | e504-7 |
| Date Published | 2009 Nov |
| ISSN | 1878-3511 |
| Keywords | Adult, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, Animals, Brazil, Diagnosis, Differential, Fatal Outcome, HIV Infections, Humans, Leishmania infantum, Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous, Leishmaniasis, Visceral, Male |
| Abstract | We report the case of an atypical disseminated leishmaniasis with similar clinical characteristics to post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, an uncommon disease in South America. This occurred in a Brazilian patient with AIDS, 3 years after the first episode of American visceral leishmaniasis. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-009-9532-3 |
| Alternate Journal | Int. J. Infect. Dis. |
