Cutaneous and visceral Leishmaniasis in HIV positive and HIV negative patients

Authors
Maltez, F Machado, J Garragorri, M Lourenco, S Morgado, A Proenca, R
Citation
F. Maltez et al., Cutaneous and visceral Leishmaniasis in HIV positive and HIV negative patients, SEVENTH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL ASPECTS AND TREATMENT OF HIV-INFECTION, 1999, pp. 133-135
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Current Book Contents
Journal title
SEVENTH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL ASPECTS AND TREATMENT OF HIV-INFECTION → ACNP
Year of publication
1999
Pages
133 - 135
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a visceral, cutaneous and mucosal disease, that results fr om multiplication of Leishmania within the mononuclear phagocytes, and usua lly caused in Mediterranean regions by Leishmania infantum. Here, its inter est was renewed, due to the high prevalence, special clinical presentation and therapeutic difficulties in HIV infected patients. We have looked for t hose aspects.