Visceral leishmaniasis with cutaneous symptoms in a patient treated with infliximab followed by fatal consequences.
Dermatol Ther
; 27(3): 131-4, 2014.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24903470
Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by parasitic flagellates of the genus Leishmania. The authors present a case of 44-year-old man with Crohn's disease treated successfully with infliximab. This case report shows rare visceral leishmaniasis with cutaneous symptoms in an immunocompromised patient. Skin manifestations may occur before or after the visceral infection and they are often diverse.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gastrointestinal Agents
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Crohn Disease
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Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
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Leishmaniasis, Visceral
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Dermatol Ther
Journal subject:
DERMATOLOGIA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Czech Republic
Country of publication:
United States