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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in an HIV-positive patient in western Africa
Australasian Journal of Dermatology, Volume 48, No. 1, Year 2007
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Description
A 36-year-old HIV1-positive woman presented with a 6-month history of a progressive papular and nodular eruption of the face and subsequent extensive spread to the rest of the skin. The diagnosis of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis was established by direct examination and skin biopsy. This atypical form had a dramatic improvement after a 21-day treatment with meglumine antimoniate. This clinical form may be confused with other endemic diseases in western Africa, especially leprosy. © 2007 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Niamba, Pascal Antoine
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University Hospital
Goumbri-Lompo, Olga M.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University Hospital
Traoré, Adama Z.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University Hospital
Barro-Traoré, Fatou
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University Hospital
Soudré, Robert T.
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 31
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1440-0960.2007.00323.x
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Participants Gender
Female