Open AccessLeishmaniasis in HIV infection.
Author(s) -
Roger Paredes,
Jessica Muñoz,
Iván Díaz,
Peré Domingo,
Mercè Gurguí,
Bonaventura Clotet
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.929
Subject(s) - medicine , leishmaniasis , epidemiology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , leishmania , incidence (geometry) , transmission (telecommunications) , modalities , immunology , antiretroviral therapy , presentation (obstetrics) , intensive care medicine , virology , pathology , viral load , surgery , parasite hosting , social science , physics , electrical engineering , sociology , world wide web , computer science , optics , engineering
Herein we review the particular aspects of leishmaniasis associated with HIV infection. The data in this review are mainly from papers identified from PubMed searches and from papers in reference lists of reviewed articles and from the authors' personal archives. Epidemiological data of HIV/Leishmania co-infection is discussed, with special focus on the influence of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) on incidence of leishmaniasis and transmission modalities. Microbiological characteristics, pathogenesis, clinical presentation and specific treatment of the co-infection are also presented.