Leishmania in Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Authors: Eric Rosenthal, Pierre Marty, Alain Pesce, Hôpital de Cimiez
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1991)

Letters15 June 1991Leishmania in Bronchoalveolar LavageEric Rosenthal, MD, Pierre Marty, MD, Alain Pesce, MD, Hôpital de CimiezEric Rosenthal, MD, Pierre Marty, MD, Alain Pesce, MD, Hôpital de CimiezAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-12-1064_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editors: Visceral leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in southeastern France, with well-known clinical features. However in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, bioclinical aspects are often atypical and parasites may be found in unusual sites (1-3). In this case report, Leishmania were found in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and blood. To our knowledge, this finding has not been previously reported.40-year-old heterosexual HIV-seropositive man was admitted for fever, weight loss, cough, and headache. Clinical examination revealed hepatomegaly without splenomegaly and adenopathy. Laboratory studies were as follows: leukocyte count, 1.4 x 109/L; lymphocyte cdunt, 0.58 x 109/L; hemoglobin concentration, 5...References1. DatrySimilowskiJais ATP. AIDS-associated leishmaniasis: a gastro-duodenal presentation. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1990;84:239-40. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. PesceVinti AH. Leishmaniose gastrique chez un malade atteint d'immunodéficience acquise. Presse Méd. 1990, 19:178. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. RosenthalChaissonHadleyLeech PRWJ. Rectal leishmaniasis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Med. 1988;84:307-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. MartyPesceFuzibet PAJ. Aspects biocliniques de la leishmaniose viscérale chez les sidéens. Bull Soc Fr Parasitol. 1989;7:159-61. Google Scholar5. BadaroCarvalhoRochaQueirozJones REHAT. Leishmania donovani: an opportunic microbe associated with progressive disease in three immunocompromised patients. Lancet. 1986;1:647-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByNoninvasive Biological Samples to Detect and Diagnose Infections due to Trypanosomatidae Parasites: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisLeishmania donovani and Pneumocystis jirovecii (carinii) diagnosed on bronchoalveolar lavage cytology in a liver transplant recipient with Cytomegalovirus infectionBroncho‐alveolar lavage in a retro‐positive manParasitic InfectionsProtozoal InfectionsVisceral leishmaniasis in those infected with HIV: clinical aspects and other opportunistic infectionsVisceral Leishmaniasis with Pericarditis in an HIV-infected PatientVisceral Leishmaniasis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and Non-HIV-Infected PatientsHIV and Leishmania Coinfection: A Review of 91 Cases with Focus on Atypical Locations of LeishmaniaClinical manifestations of visceral leishmaniasis associated with HIV infection: a retrospective study of 91 French casesVisceral leishmaniasis with cutaneous lesions in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virusLeishmania and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: the first 10 yearsDuodenal leishmaniasis diagnosed by biopsy in two HIV-positive patientsVisceral leishmaniasis and HIV-1 co-infection in southern FranceBronchoscopic diagnosis of pneumoniaHuman visceral leishmaniasis in Alpes-Maritimes, France: epidemiological characteristics for the period 1985–1992Leishmaniasis and AIDS co-infection: The Spanish examplePathology of symptomatic microsporidial (Encephalitozoon hellem) bronchiolitis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: A new respiratory pathogen diagnosed from lung biopsy, bronchoalveolar lavage, sputum, and tissue culturePeripheral intramonocytic leishmanias in an AIDS patient 15 June 1991Volume 114, Issue 12Page: 1064-1065KeywordsBronchoalveolar lavageHeadachesHemoglobinHepatomegalyHeterosexualsLeishmaniasisLymphocytesResearch laboratoriesSplenomegalyWeight loss Issue Published: 15 June 1991 PDF DownloadLoading ...