Visceral leishmaniasis: a trip to the Greek Islands is not always idyllic.
Med J Aust
; 181(8): 446-7, 2004 Oct 18.
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| ID: mdl-15487964
ABSTRACT
Although cutaneous leishmaniasis is occasionally seen in Australia in overseas travellers and migrants, visceral leishmaniasis has been reported rarely and only in people who were immunocompromised. We describe an 18-year-old immunocompetent man who presented with pancytopenia and a 2-week history of fever and lethargy a year after visiting the Greek Islands. Visceral leishmaniasis was diagnosed after a bone marrow biopsy showed protozoa, and the patient responded well to treatment with liposomal amphotericin. To our knowledge, this is the first case of visceral leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent patient in Australia.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
3_ND
Problema de salud:
3_zoonosis
Asunto principal:
Médula Ósea
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Leishmania donovani
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Leishmaniasis Visceral
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med J Aust
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia