Case report: Co-infection of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and HIV: Report of a case of mucosal leishmaniasis in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Abstract

We describe the first case of Leishmania/HIV co-infection reported in Bolivia. Initially hospitalized with a diagnosis of pneumonia and bronchitis, the patient had numerous cutaneous and mucosal lesions caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. The patient was also diagnosed as severely immunocompromised because of HIV infection. Copyright © 2009 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.