# Duodenal Leishmaniasis Mimicking Celiac Disease in HIV Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

## TL;DR

This case report describes a rare instance of Leishmaniasis in an HIV patient that resembled Celiac Disease, highlighting the importance of considering infectious diseases in differential diagnoses.

## Contribution

The novelty lies in presenting a rare case of Leishmaniasis mimicking Celiac Disease in an HIV patient, emphasizing the diagnostic challenges of neglected parasitic diseases.

## Key findings

- Leishmaniasis can present with symptoms similar to Celiac Disease in HIV patients.
- The case highlights the diagnostic challenges of neglected parasitic diseases in immunocompromised individuals.
- Infectious diseases should be considered in differential diagnoses for diverse clinical presentations.

## Abstract

It is known that there are several clinical forms that diseases can take when presented in patients living with HIV, especially those in the AIDS phase. Here, we present a case that demonstrates the peculiar capacity of diseases to assume the most varied forms, highlighting the limited research on neglected infectious parasitic diseases. This study aimed to underscore the ability of these diseases to mimic other pathologies, emphasizing the importance of infectious diseases as differential diagnoses in the most diverse clinical entities, as is the case of visceral leishmaniasis.