@article{33145,
  author = {Vernal S and Bueno-Filho R and Gomes CM and Roselino AM},
  title = {Clinico-immunological spectrum of American tegumentary leishmaniasis and leprosy coinfection: A case series in Southeastern Brazil.},
  abstract = {<p><strong>INTRODUCTION: </strong>American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) and leprosy share common areas of prevalence, but reports of coinfection are scarce.</p>

<p><strong>METHODS: </strong>We report a series of 9 ATL-leprosy cases and discuss the association. An integrative diagram to analyze the clinico-immunological features of coinfection with both diseases.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Nine patients with leishmaniasis (5 cutaneous, 3 mucocutaneous, 1 disseminated case) exhibited concurrent infection with distinct clinical forms of leprosy. Our diagram-based analysis evidenced a divergent clinico-immunological spectrum for each disease in 8 out of 9 cases.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>The spectrum of ATL-leprosy comorbidity suggests that the host has a specific immune response against each pathogen.</p>
},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical},
  volume = {52},
  pages = {e20180172},
  issn = {1678-9849},
  url = {http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v52/1678-9849-rsbmt-52-e20180172.pdf},
  doi = {10.1590/0037-8682-0172-2018},
  language = {eng},
}