Higher levels of IL-6 and IL-10 cytokines in visceral leishmaniasis-HIV co-infected patients from Brazilian high endemic area.

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is an endemic disease in Latin America, and the clinical outcome worsens when a patient has HIV co-infection. In these patients, the immune response is complex and cytokines profile variable. We evaluate Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokine profile in VL/HIV patients from Brazilian high endemic area.