Consecutive cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis manifestations involving a novel Leishmania species in two HIV patients in Thailand

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jul;87(1):76-80. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0749.

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is an emerging disease in Thailand. Herein, we report on two human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with leishmaniasis who presented with overlapping manifestations between cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. Sequencing analysis of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) of the ribosomal RNA gene showed that the species was identical to a new species recently described in Thailand. The detection of DNA of this Leishmania species in saliva may have important implications for transmission and epidemiological studies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / complications*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / parasitology
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / physiopathology
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / complications*
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / parasitology
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Thailand

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal