1.
Med J Aust
; 194(12): 655-7, 2011 Jun 20.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21692728
Subject(s)
Elephantiasis, Filarial/diagnosis , Adult , Australia , Diethylcarbamazine/therapeutic use , Doxycycline/administration & dosage , Doxycycline/therapeutic use , Drug Therapy, Combination , Elephantiasis, Filarial/drug therapy , Elephantiasis, Filarial/pathology , Filaricides/administration & dosage , Filaricides/therapeutic use , Humans , Male , Spermatic Cord/parasitology , Spermatic Cord/pathology
2.
Med J Aust
; 192(8): 474-5, 2010 Apr 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20402615
ABSTRACT
An Eritrean-born man observed over an extended period had upper gastrointestinal symptoms, fever, hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia in the setting of advanced HIV infection and poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Despite thorough investigation, it was not until a repeat gastroscopic examination and gastric biopsy were performed 18 months after initial presentation that Leishmania infection was diagnosed. The species was identified by polymerase chain reaction assay as L. donovani. Physicians managing HIV-infected patients from regions where Leishmania is endemic should consider visceral leishmaniasis, even in patients who have not lived in a Leishmania-endemic region for many years.
Subject(s)
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis , Leishmania infantum/isolation & purification , Leishmaniasis, Visceral/diagnosis , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy , Adult , Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use , Antiprotozoal Agents/therapeutic use , Humans , Leishmaniasis, Visceral/drug therapy , Male , Patient Compliance
3.
Med J Aust
; 188(6): 373, 2008 Mar 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18341466