Asymptomatic Leishmaniasis in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Authors: Ma. Josep Condom
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1989)

Letters and Corrections1 November 1989Asymptomatic Leishmaniasis in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)Ma. Josep Condom, MD, B. Clotet, MD, G. Sirera, MD, F. Milla, MD, M. Foz, MDMa. Josep Condom, MDSearch for more papers by this author, B. Clotet, MDSearch for more papers by this author, G. Sirera, MDSearch for more papers by this author, F. Milla, MDSearch for more papers by this author, M. Foz, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-111-9-767_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor: Visceral leishmaniasis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is being reported frequently in the Spanish media (1-3). Berenguer and colleagues (4) recently reported nine patients with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV infection. All had fever or visceromegaly or both. Six of the patients had very low or absent antileishmanial antibody titers and no microscopic evidence of leishmania amastigotes were found, but in all cases Leishmania species were cultured. Isoenzyme analysis identified four isolates as Leishmania donovani infantum but no subsequent enzyme classification of these species is referred.We have seen one patient fulfilling the criteria for...References1. Martinez FernandezGarcia DiazGutierrez Sanchez RJdJ. Leishmaniasis visceral en pacientes adictos a drogas por via parenteral, VIH positivos. Med Clin (Barc). 1987;88:509-11. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. Fernandez-guerreroAguadoBuzon MJL. Visceral Leishmaniasis in immunocompromised hosts. Am J Med. 1987;83:1098-102. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. RibellesCasalsVallesClotet NAJB. Leishmaniasis visceral de evolución benigna en un paciente infectado por el VIH [Letter]. Med Clin (Barc). 1989;92:679. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. BerenguerMorenoCercenado JSE. Visceral leishmaniasis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Ann Intern Med. 1989;111:129-32. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hospital de Badalona "Germans Trias i Pujol" Barcelona Spain PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHuman Immunodeficiency Virus, Pneumocystis carinii , Toxoplasma gondii , and Leishmania SpeciesLeishmaniasisLeishmaniasis visceral en paciente inmunocompetente. Diagnóstico diferencial de la fiebre de origen desconocidoClinical survey of Leishmania /HIV co-infection in Catania, Italy: the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)The histological spectrum of visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum MON-1 in acquired immune deficiency syndromeOral mucosal leishmaniasis as a presenting feature of HIV infection and its managementVisceral leishmaniosis in HIV-positive patientsLeishmaniosis – new perspectives on an underappreciated opportunistic infectionPrevalence of and Factors Associated with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients in Southern SpainMediterranean leishmaniasis in HIV-infected patients: Epidemiological, clinical, and diagnostic features of 22 casesVisceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) in two patients with HIV-1 infection: Atypical features and response to therapyLeishmania and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: the first 10 yearsFrequency of subclinical visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-1-infected patients in spainLeishmania infection occurring in herpes zoster lesions in an HIV-positive patientVISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS WITH CUTANEOUS AND RECTAL DISSEMINATION DUE TO LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS IN ACQUIRED IMMUNODEEICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)Treatment of atypical leishmaniasis with interferon ? resulting in progression of Kaposi's sarcoma in an AIDS patientAspects cliniques de la leishmaniose viscérale à l'ère du SIDAVisceral leishmaniasis in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: Report of two casesCharacterization of Leishmania isolates from two AIDS patients originating from Valencia, SpainHIV-Leishmania co-infections in Italy. Isoenzyme characterization of Leishmania causing visceral leishmaniasis in HIV patientsInteractions between immunity and chemotherapy in the treatment of the trypanosomiases and leishmaniasesThe need for new therapeutic approaches in visceral leishmaniasis during HIV infection. 1 November 1989Volume 111, Issue 9Page: 767-768KeywordsAIDSEnzymesFeversHIVHIV infectionsLeishmaniasis Issue Published: 1 November 1989 PDF downloadLoading ...