Visceral leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection: A rare case of pulmonary and oral localization

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-96

  Nigro, L ^a   Montineri, A ^a   La Rosa, R ^b   Zuccarello, M ^b   Iacobello, C ^b   Vinci, C ^b   Gulizia, R ^a   Fatuzzo, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Ferrarotto   (Italy)

Author keywords

Co infection; HIV; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; ZALCITABINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; VIRUS LOAD; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL ULCER; PARASITEMIA; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0242332141     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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