2013
DOI: 10.4067/s0716-10182013000200013
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Leishmaniosis visceral en un paciente con infección por VIH

Abstract: Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoa of the genus Leishmania transmitted by sandfly bites. It causes subclinical infection and diverse clinical manifestations with cutaneous, mucosal or visceral involvement. The last one, called visceral leishmaniasis, is usually fatal without treatment and in VIH patients with deep immunosuppression, has been recognized as an opportunistic infection with a high degree of difficulty in diagnosis and treatment. We present the case of a patient with HIV in… Show more

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“…Typical manifestations are fever (80% and 87%, respectively), weight loss (70% and 90%, respectively), hepatomegaly (34% and 85%, respectively), and splenomegaly (59% and 90%, respectively), although some specific differences have been noted in coinfected patients: minor hepatosplenomegaly, fever, and splenomegaly occur less frequently, and acute gastrointestinal symptoms occur more frequently 11 . In the present study, some differences were observed in the presenting symptoms: Physical weakness and weight loss were more common in patients with VL/HIV coinfection than in patients with VL only; however, this is a consumptive condition that may be confused with symptoms of HIV-infection/AIDS.…”
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“…Typical manifestations are fever (80% and 87%, respectively), weight loss (70% and 90%, respectively), hepatomegaly (34% and 85%, respectively), and splenomegaly (59% and 90%, respectively), although some specific differences have been noted in coinfected patients: minor hepatosplenomegaly, fever, and splenomegaly occur less frequently, and acute gastrointestinal symptoms occur more frequently 11 . In the present study, some differences were observed in the presenting symptoms: Physical weakness and weight loss were more common in patients with VL/HIV coinfection than in patients with VL only; however, this is a consumptive condition that may be confused with symptoms of HIV-infection/AIDS.…”
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“…E l virus de la inmunodeficiencia adquirida es un retrovirus de la sub familia lentivirus, según Olea (2013). En los pacientes con infección por este virus la respuesta inmunológica está muy disminuida tanto humoral con la disfunción de los linfocitos T; así como celular con alteración inicialmente de CD 8+ y a medida que avanza la infección disminución de los niveles de CD4, lo que hace más propenso a estos pacientes a tener coinfecciones (Sociedad Andaluza de Enfermedades Infecciosas, 2003;Viruez Soto y Alvarez 2007).…”
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“…En los pacientes con SIDA la inmunidad está muy disminuida, lo que hace que la posibilidad diagnóstica para leishmaniasis sea < 50% en punción medular, encontrándose en forma casual la leishmaniasis visceral diseminada a nivel ganglionar (Olea, 2013).…”
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“…The clinical VL symptoms seen in our patient are mainly associated with immunocompromised patients. 7,8 Splenectomy has been known to have deleterious effects on humoral and cellular immunity. 9 We, therefore, consider that asplenia should be included as a predisposing immunosuppressive condition for VL because this classification relates to both prognosis and treatment.…”
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