Successful treatment of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis with liposomal amphotericin b in a patient with hiv

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
09
Article ID: 
15720
4 pages
Research Article

Successful treatment of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis with liposomal amphotericin b in a patient with hiv

Abstract: 

Leishmaniasis is a non-contagious infectious-parasitic disease caused by an etiological agent of the genus Leishmania. Leishmania braziliensis is the main species that causes the disease in Brazil, which is transmitted through the bite of phlebotomid mosquitoes. In this report, a case of localized tegumentary Leishmaniasis with important mucocutaneous involvement is presented in a patient diagnosed concurrently with acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Despite the aggravating factors, this patient presented excellent therapeutic response after a single cycle of amphotericin B with complete resolution of the lesion.

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