Leishmaniasis in HIV-infected patients: difficulties in diagnostics and treatment

In this article, leishmaniasis is considered in the context of HIV infection, in which this disease appears to be an opportunistic. A general characteristic of leishmaniasis is given, and the features of the course of infection in immunodeficiency are also presented. In the example of clinical case...

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Published in:	Лечащий Врач
Main Authors:	M. V. Nagibina, A. I. Mazus, N. A. Smirnov, T. P. Bessarab, N. N. Martynova, Yu. Ya. Vengerov, O. A. Tishkevich, D. R. Nabiullina
Format:	Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Open Systems Publication 2022-01-01
Subjects:	hiv infection leishmaniasis antiretroviral therapy clinical picture opportunistic disease
Online Access:	https://journal.lvrach.ru/jour/article/view/857

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