INVESTIGADORES
MALCHIODI Emilio Luis
artículos
Título:
American integumentary leishmaniasis associated with AIDS in Argentina
Autor/es:
ROMERO HD, TARANTO NJ, MALCHIODI EL.
Revista:
MEDICINA (BUENOS AIRES)
Editorial:
MEDICINA (BUENOS AIRES)
Referencias:
Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2004 vol. 64 p. 47 - 50
ISSN:
0025-7680
Resumen:
Migration of HIV infected individuals from cities to small towns and rural areas spreads AIDS among non urban population, superimposing HIV with other endemic or epidemic infections as parasitoses. This situation is a big challenge to publichealth because in most cases the association between these infections worsensboth prognoses. We present here the first case in Argentina of AIDS associated toa mucocutaneous form of American tegumentary leishmaniasis. The patient was from Orán, an area where in the middle eighties, an epidemic outbreak took place. Bynow more than 2000 cases have been parasitologically confirmed in our Instituteand the causing species were identified as Leishmania (V.) braziliensis and L.(L.) amasonensis. Considering the existence of co-infection of HIV andLeishmania, it is recommended that in patients from endemic areas with records ofcutaneous or mucocutaneous ulcers, even healed, leishmaniasis must beinvestigated, among other diseases.