Comparative study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients and non-HIV-infected patients in French Guiana
Background : Few data are available on cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by dermotropic species in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients.
Objectives : To describe nine cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in HIV+ patients and to compare their clinical features and their response to treatment with those of HIV– patients with the forms of leishmaniasis commonly found in French Guiana.
Methods : A case–control study was carried out between July 1994 and December 2000 in French Guiana. We compared the following variables in nine HIV-infected patients with leishmaniasis and 27 matched controls: clinical type of leishmaniasis, number of lesions, presence of lymphangitis and adenopathy, the rate of recovery after treatment, and recurrence or reinfection. (lire la suite…)

