Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis and uveitis in an HIV-positive patient

Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-186

  Ramos, A ^a   Cruz, I ^b   Munez E ^a   Salas, C ^a   Fernandez A ^a   Alvarez Espejo, T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; DIDANOSINE; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; NELFINAVIR; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; RITONAVIR; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LETTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POST KALA AZAR SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UVEITIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; UVEITIS;

EID: 42249115016     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-007-6279-5     Document Type: Letter

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