| Literature DB >> 8734146 |
D Béchade1, L Seurat, G Discamps, P H Tanière, F Du Bourguet.
Abstract
We report a case of visceral leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum in a 35 year-old patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who complained of chronic diarrhea. Biopsy specimens of gastric and duodenal mucosa and bone marrow aspirate led to the diagnosis. Enterocytozoon bieneusi, fortuitously found in the duodenal mucosa, did not seem to be the causative agent of diarrhea in this case, but its association with visceral leishmaniasis is rare. A treatment with itraconazole brought about a sustained clinical remission.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8734146 DOI: 10.1016/0248-8663(96)81251-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Med Interne ISSN: 0248-8663 Impact factor: 0.728