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Review
. 2007 Nov;157(5):1032-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08157.x. Epub 2007 Sep 13.

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome

S Antinori  1 , E Longhi, G Bestetti, R Piolini, V Acquaviva, A Foschi, S Trovati, C Parravicini, M Corbellino, L Meroni
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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome

S Antinori et al. Br J Dermatol. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a complication of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) observed mainly in Sudan and India where it follows treated VL in 50% and 10% of cases, respectively. We report a 46-year-old patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome who, 7 months after diagnosis of VL, developed PKDL and uveal leishmaniasis following HAART-induced immune recovery. In southern Europe PKDL seems to be an emerging clinical presentation among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients experiencing HAART-induced immune recovery after a previous diagnosis of VL. The best treatment among HIV-infected patients remains to be determined.

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