| Literature DB >> 19815865 |
Faustino Torrico1, Rudy Parrado, Rosario Castro, Carla Jimena Marquez, Mary Cruz Torrico, Marco Solano, Richard Reithinger, Ana Lineth García.
Abstract
We describe the first case of Leishmania/HIV co-infection reported in Bolivia. Initially hospitalized with a diagnosis of pneumonia and bronchitis, the patient had numerous cutaneous and mucosal lesions caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. The patient was also diagnosed as severely immunocompromised because of HIV infection.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19815865 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0268
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN: 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345