[Visceral leishmaniasis and AIDS. Apropos of 2 cases with different clinical course patterns]. / Leishmaniasis visceral y SIDA. A propósito de dos casos con patrón clínico-evolutivo distinto.

We present two cases of visceral leishmaniasis in patients with AIDS which represent two different clinical patterns of the disease. Special emphasis is made on the need to lavish bone marrow studies in those patients with AIDS who present fever of unknown origin since immunodepression can modify the classical clinical picture of the disease. According to our experience, visceral leishmaniasis should be included amongst the infections indicative of AIDS in patients with HIV infection.