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Managing two decades of visceral leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection: a case report that illustrates the urgent research needs in the field

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Visceral leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection presents diagnostic, monitoring and treatment challenges. This is a report of a co-infected patient who developed multiple complications and treatment side-effects, including renal and liver failure, pancytopenia with recurrent sepsis, along with anal cancer, depression and poor quality-of-life spanning over two decades. Urgent research specific to this cohort is needed.

Source: Sexual Health

DOI: 10.1071/sh16036

Authors: Melissa L. Kelly, Angie N. Pinto, Dan Suan, Debbie Marriott, David A. Cooper, Sarah L. Pett