Unsuspected visceral leishmaniasis infiltrating a squamous cell carcinoma

Amastigotes of the genus Leishmania have been observed in biopsies of apparently unrelated lesions in patients with AIDS and visceral leishmaniasis. We describe the case of a 40-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus infection and severe immunodepression in whom the presence of the parasite...

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Published in:Actas dermo-sifiliográficas (English ed.) 2012-05, Vol.103 (4), p.321-323
Main Authors: Armengot-Carbó, M, Carmena-Ramón, R, Rodrigo-Nicolás, B, Ferrando-Marco, J
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications
Adult
Anal Canal
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - complications
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - parasitology
Humans
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - complications
Male
Skin Neoplasms - complications
Skin Neoplasms - parasitology
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Summary:Amastigotes of the genus Leishmania have been observed in biopsies of apparently unrelated lesions in patients with AIDS and visceral leishmaniasis. We describe the case of a 40-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus infection and severe immunodepression in whom the presence of the parasite was detected as an incidental finding on histological study of a perianal squamous cell carcinoma. This finding led to the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of previously unsuspected visceral leishmaniasis. In a review of the literature we have found no previous examples of this association.
ISSN:1578-2190
DOI:10.1016/j.ad.2011.04.016