Double Infection With Leishmania tropica and L. major in an HIV Patient Controlled With High Doses of Amphotericin B | Zendy

Asma Al Balushi | Zendy; Faryal Khamis | Zendy; Corné H. W. Klaassen | Zendy; JeanPierre Gangneux | Zendy; Jaap J. van Hellemond | Zendy; Eskild Petersen | Zendy

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Double Infection With Leishmania tropica and L. major in an HIV Patient Controlled With High Doses of Amphotericin B

Author(s) -

Asma Al Balushi,

Faryal Khamis,

Corné H. W. Klaassen,

JeanPierre Gangneux,

Jaap J. van Hellemond,

Eskild Petersen

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy323

Subject(s) - leishmania tropica , amphotericin b , medicine , leishmania , leishmaniasis , virology , leishmania major , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cutaneous leishmaniasis , antifungal , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , dermatology , biology , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science

We present a unique case of disseminated Leishmaniasis in an HIV patient. Two different species were identified by genomic sequencing in both bone marrow and skin. The infection could be suppressed but not cured, despite a high dose of amphotericin B of nearly 65 g over more than 6 years.

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