01269nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653000800069653001900077653001100096653001700107653003700124653000900161100001600170700001700186700001500203245009100218300001000309490000700319520068700326022001401013       2008                            d  c2008 Nov-Dec10aAdult10aHIV10aHIV Infections10aHumans10aKetoconazole10aLeishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous10aMale1 aChaudhary R1 aBilimoria FE1 aKatare S K00aDiffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis: co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).  a641-30 v743 a<p>Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a disease caused by intracellular protozoal parasites belonging to the genus Leishmania. Immune suppression caused by HIV infection is an important factor for atypical presentation and widespread progression of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Diffuse (disseminated) cutaneous leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection is emerging as an extremely serious new disease. A 38-year-old HIV-positive man presented with a 12-month history of a progressive papule and nodular eruptions on face and extremities with infiltrations of nasal and oral mucosa. We report the case due to its atypical, widespread muco-cutaneous presentation masquerading as lepromatous leprosy.</p>  a0973-3922