RESUMEN

In Brazil, visceral Leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania chagasi. The development of cutaneous lesions in visceral leishmaniasis patients has been described in two different clinical contexts. Patients with compromised immunity can develop skin lesions as a direct consequence of a current visceral disease. Equally, patients with a history of kala-azar and progressive, immune improvement occasionally develop skin lesions as a consequence of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. These cases manifest in similar fashion to the classic form of post-kala-azar dermal Leishmaniasis. We describe different cases that exemplify these two clinical presentations.

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Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/inmunología , Leishmaniasis Cutánea/inmunología , Leishmaniasis Visceral/inmunología , Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto , Anfotericina B/uso terapéutico , Antiprotozoarios/uso terapéutico , Terapia Antirretroviral Altamente Activa/efectos adversos , Infecciones por VIH/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Leishmaniasis Cutánea/tratamiento farmacológico , Leishmaniasis Visceral/tratamiento farmacológico , Masculino