AUTOCHTHONOUS CASE OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN HIV INFECTED PATIENT
Journal: HIV Infection and Immunosuppressive Disorders
Year: 2019

Single cases of autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis are registered in the Crimea and Dagestan. The article presents the first case of autochthonous cutaneous leishmaniasis in an HIV infected resident of the Republic of Dagestan, where this disease had not previously been registered. The diagnosis was made on the basis of a parasitological study of material taken from an ulcer on the border between the upper lip and the right nostril. Examination of the patient revealed a high burden of HIV (4 4