GASTRIC LOCALIZATION OF LEISHMANIA IN A PATIENT WITH ACQUIRED-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-SYNDROME - A CASE REPORT

Authors
GRADONI L GUARALDI G CODELUPPI M SCALONE A RIVASI F
Citation
L. Gradoni et al., GASTRIC LOCALIZATION OF LEISHMANIA IN A PATIENT WITH ACQUIRED-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-SYNDROME - A CASE REPORT, APMIS. Acta pathologica, microbiologica et immunologica Scandinavica, 103(1), 1995, pp. 25-28
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology,Microbiology,Immunology
Journal title
APMIS. Acta pathologica, microbiologica et immunologica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
09034641
Volume
103
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
25 - 28
Database
ISI
SICI code
0903-4641(1995)103:1<25:GLOLIA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We report a case of gastric localization of Leishmania in a 29-year ol d man affected by AIDS. Gastric biopsies revealed macrophages infected with intracytoplasmic organisms attributable to Leishmania amastigote s. The authors emphasize the importance of performing random biopsies in the absence of endoscopic abnormalities.