Identification of Leishmania chagasi from skin in Leishmania/HIV co-infection: a case report
A case of HIV/Leishmania co-infection presenting both visceral and cutaneous manifestations is reported. Leishmania infection was confirmed by conventional methods (parasitological approach and serology) and by PCR. Leishmania chagasi isolated from the skin lesion was characterized by enzyme electrophoresis and by restriction fragment length polymorphism of the internal transcribed spacer of the ribosomal gene.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
2002
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822002000300011 |
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