SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF ANTIMONY-RESISTANT VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS WITH LIPOSOMAL AMPHOTERICIN-B IN PATIENTS INFECTED WITH HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS

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作者
TORRECISNEROS, J
VILLANUEVA, JL
KINDELAN, JM
JURADO, R
SANCHEZGUIJO, P
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[1] Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Regional Universitario Reina Sofía, Cordoba
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10.1093/clinids/17.4.625
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
We describe two cases of visceral leishmaniasis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); both cases were resistant to antimony compounds but were cured with liposomal amphotericin B, with no significant toxicity. A review of the previous reported cases of antimony-resistant visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-infected patients confirmed the effectiveness of treatment with liposomal amphotericin B, which directly targets infected macrophages and reaches high levels in plasma and tissue.
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