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Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

ISSN: 2155-6113

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Bouhamed R


Algeria

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  • Research Article
    Profile of Patients’ Visceral Leishmaniasis-HIV co-infection in Kabylia
    Author(s): Achour N, Bouhamed R and Harrat ZAchour N, Bouhamed R and Harrat Z

    Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) disease, endemic to Algeria, is a major public health problem for children from rural areas and suffering from malnutrition, this disease currently tends to decrease. However, we found a constant progression in adults over the last twenty years. Indeed, 64 cases of VL in adults were recorded between 1991 and 2010 in Kabylia (Tizi-Ouzou, Bejaia and Bouira) with 18 cases with VL/HIV co-infections. Co-infected men is predominant with 15 cases, a sex ratio of 5 and an average age 35.57 +/- 2.3 years. Typical clinical signs, namely; fever, splenomegaly and hepatomegaly are observed only in 22.2% of the cases; absence of fever (n=4), splenomegaly (n=2), two (n=2) and presence lymphadenopathy (n=5). We also noted the presence of risk factors such as the advanced age of patients and late diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis usually associated with the advanced stage.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000649

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