Parasitic Infections in HIV-Infected Patients
Summary
- Visceral leishmaniasis is characterized by fever, systemic malaise, weight loss, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and pancytopenia
- Atypical manifestations affecting the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, skin, and pleural and peritoneal cavities have been described in profoundly immunosuppressed patients
- Relapse is common in visceral leishmaniasis/HIV coinfection[Alvar 2008]
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