Open AccessDisseminated Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV positive patient - A Case Report
Author(s) -
Salim Yusuf,
Andrew Uloko,
Haileeyesus Adamu,
Garba Iliyasu,
Abdulsemed Mohammed
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v19i1.52501
Subject(s) - leishmaniasis , medicine , cutaneous leishmaniasis , papule , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , leishmania , immunology , surgery , lesion , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science
Disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis and HIV dual-infection is seldom reported. Leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection may intensify the immune defect and is the chief reason for atypical presentation and widespread progression of cutaneous leishmaniasis and its defiance to conventional therapy. Here we report a 38-year-old HIV-positive lady who presented with a 6-month history of a progressive papule and nodular eruptions of leishmaniasis on face, trunk and extremities that was recalcitrant to treatment.