Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in HIV-positive patients: A study of two cases | Zendy

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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in HIV-positive patients: A study of two cases

Author(s) -

Sejal Shah,

Aditya Shah,

Sachin Prajapati,

Freny Bilimoria

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2589-0565

pISSN - 2589-0557

DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.69001

Subject(s) - medicine , leishmaniasis , giemsa stain , cutaneous leishmaniasis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , skin biopsy , dermatology , biopsy , pathology , immunology

Cutaneous leishmaniasis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection is emerging as increasingly frequent and serious new disease. Leishmaniasis may be acquired before or after HIV infection. We describe two cases of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in HIV-positive patients. Both the patients had papulonodular lesions on upper extremities and back with low CD4 count. Slit skin smear with giemsa stain revealed Leishman Donovan (LD) bodies and skin biopsy of both the patients revealed lymphohistiocytic infiltrate with numerous intracytoplasmic LD bodies.

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