Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (Jan 2015)

Presentation of AIDS with Disseminated Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran

  • Mohammadali Davarpanah,
  • Masumeh Rassaei,
  • Fatemeh Sari aslani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/563851
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2015

Abstract

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Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease in form of visceral (VL), cutaneous (CL), and mucocutaneous (MCL) leishmaniasis. Immunocompromised patients have increased risk of Leishmania infection, especially in endemic areas for visceral leishmaniasis, where in the world HIV/VL coinfection has become endemic. The case here suffers from both AIDS and visceral-cutaneous leishmaniasis. We report an Iranian woman with disseminated cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis who became positive for HIV test.