ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale2004
Microscopy and polymerase chain reaction detection of Leishmania chagasi in the pleural and ascitic fluid of a patient with AIDS: Case report and review of diagnosis and therapy of visceral leishmaniasis.
Article in The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Pleural Effusion Revealing Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Diagnostic Pitfall in an Immunocompetent Patient.Cureus · 2026Article
- Utility of chest imaging in the diagnosis and management of patients with visceral leishmaniasis: A systematic review.SAGE open medicine · 2023Review
- Does Leishmaniasis disease alter the parenchyma and protein expression in salivary glands?Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2016Article
- Visceral leishmaniasis with pleural effusion in an immunocompetent patient.Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society · 2014Article
- Importance of nonenteric protozoan infections in immunocompromised people.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2010Review
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Abstract
Atypical visceral leishmaniasis is increasingly reported in immunocompromised patients, including patients with AIDS. A case of visceral leishmaniasis in an HIV-infected Brazilian patient with pulmonary and peritoneal involvement is reported. Histological evaluation of pleural fluid and ascites aspirate revealed macrophages with intracellular Leishmania. Polymerase chain reaction analysis was positive for Leishmania in the pleural and ascitic fluid with use of primers specific for Leishmania chagasi. In addition to classical methods for diagnosing leishmaniasis, such as microscopy and culture, polymerase chain reaction detection and identification of Leishmania species in pleural effusions and ascites are important diagnostic tools that should be considered by clinicians evaluating HIV-infected patients from endemic areas of visceral leishmaniasis. The authors review the clinical manifestations, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in immunocompetent and HIV-infected patients.
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