VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS CO-INFECTION, AN UNFAVORABLE CLINICAL OUTCOME: CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Luilson Geraldo Coelho Júnior
  • Lorrane Caroline Braga Rodrigues
  • Gabrielly Borges Machado
  • Estevão Tavares de Figueiredo
  • Flávia Tolentino Marra dos Reis
  • Maria Luíza Gonçalves dos Reis Monteiro
  • Cecília Beatriz Fiuza Favali
  • Beatriz Dolabela de Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v45i2.42014

Keywords:

Visceral leishmaniasis, HIV/AIDS, co-infection.

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis endemic in Latin America, with 96% of the cases diagnosed in Brazil. The infection has been diagnosed in endemic and non-endemic areas to LV. The increase in the number of cases of co-infections of VL and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) throughout the world is partly due to the coincidence in circulation areas of both diseases; in addition, the concomitance of these infections is potentially and mutually deleterious. Thus, the interaction between Leishmaniasis and HIV is harmful, as there is the risk of rapid progression of both diseases, since they present similar immunological mechanisms, and constitute a challenge for the diagnosis and control of VL. In this report, we present the case of a patient with HIV infection associated with VL that progressed rapidly to death.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2016-06-14

How to Cite

COELHO JÚNIOR, L. G.; RODRIGUES, L. C. B.; MACHADO, G. B.; DE FIGUEIREDO, E. T.; DOS REIS, F. T. M.; MONTEIRO, M. L. G. dos R.; FAVALI, C. B. F.; DE LIMA, B. D. VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS CO-INFECTION, AN UNFAVORABLE CLINICAL OUTCOME: CASE REPORT. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 45, n. 2, p. 233–240, 2016. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v45i2.42014. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/42014. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 2 (2016)

Section

CASE REPORT

License

The manuscript submission must be accompanied by a letter signed by all authors stating the full name and email address, confirming that the material has not been published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere, and agreeing to transfer copyright in all media and formats for Journal of Tropical Pathology. The authors will not be paid for published articles. They are solely responsible for the content of those articles, even if the Editor holds the right to adjust them to the norms of the journal.

The reviewers will not be paid for the peer review process.