Case Report: First Coinfection Report of Mixed Leishmania infantum/Leishmania major and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Report of a Case of Disseminated Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran

Visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease, is the third most common opportunistic disease in immunosuppressed patients, such as those affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Although the reports have been characterized as /HIV coinfections,...

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Published in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2018-01, Vol.98 (1), p.122-125
Main Authors: Badirzadeh, Alireza, Mohebali, Mehdi, Sabzevari, Sadaf, Ghafoori, Majid, Arzamani, Kourosh, Seyyedin, Mohammad, Hashemi, Seyed Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Case reports
Coinfection - epidemiology
Coinfection - parasitology
Coinfection - virology
HIV
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - parasitology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Iran - epidemiology
Leishmania infantum
Leishmania major
Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous - complications
Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous - epidemiology
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - complications
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - epidemiology
Male
Parasitic diseases
Skin - parasitology
Skin - pathology
Tropical diseases
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Summary:Visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease, is the third most common opportunistic disease in immunosuppressed patients, such as those affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Although the reports have been characterized as /HIV coinfections, the occurrence of a mixed infection by two species in HIV-positive patients is rare. Here, we present an atypical case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) in a 26-year-old HIV-positive man. The diagnosis of DCL was established using skin biopsy and histopathology examinations and confirmed by molecular techniques. This is the first case of a /HIV coinfection due to a mixed infection of / in Iran.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.17-0490