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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum in an HIV-negative patient treated with miltefosine.

Begoña Monge-MailloFrancesca F NormanSandra Chamorro-TojeiroFrancesca GioiaJosé-Antonio Pérez-MolinaCarmen ChicharroJavier MorenoRogelio López-Vélez
Published in: Journal of travel medicine (2021)
Post-kala azar dermal leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum in an HIV-negative patient is very infrequent and this case highlights how it can be associated to other types of immunosuppression. Moreover, this case reports an effective therapeutic option with miltefosine which can be very useful due to the scarce experience reported.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • hiv positive
  • hiv infected
  • hiv testing
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • hepatitis c virus
  • hiv aids
  • men who have sex with men
  • wound healing
  • newly diagnosed