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Visceral leishmaniasis and leishmaniasis-HIV coinfection: comparative study
João Victor Soares Coriolano Coutinho1, Fabiana Silva Dos Santos1, Rosângela do Socorro Pereira Ribeiro1
1Curso de Medicina, Centro Universitário Tocantinense Presidente Antônio Carlos, Araguaína, TO, Brasil.
Introduction:
This study aimed to draw clinical and epidemiological comparisons between visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and VL associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Method:
Retrospective study.
Results:
Of 473 cases of VL, 5.5% were coinfected with HIV. The highest proportion of cases of both VL and VL/HIV were found among men. A higher proportion of VL cases was seen in children aged 0-10 years, whereas coinfection was more common in those aged 18-50 years.
Conclusions:
VL/HIV coinfected patients presented slightly differently to and had a higher mortality rate than those with VL only.
