| Visceral leishmaniasis in immunosuppressed Caucasian patient. | |
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PMID: 22605859 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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A 64-year-old man was admitted with fever, weight loss, fatigue and night sweats. He was known to have rheumatoid arthritis and had been taking methotrexate for 1 year. He had worked in Saudi Arabia until 1994 and had been living in Spain for 6 months every year. Clinical examination showed an enlarged spleen. Routine investigations showed pancytopaenia. Serial blood cultures were negative. CT scan confirmed splenomegaly and was otherwise unremarkable. Bone marrow biopsy revealed Leishmania amastigote consistent with a diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. After discussing with the hospital for tropical diseases (HTD), he was started on liposomal amphotericin B. Following two infusions of amphotericin B, he started improving as his fever, night sweats and weakness had settled. He was then discharged and followed up in HTD clinic 4 weeks later where he was found to be consistently improving. |
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Muhammad Toqeer; Nadeem Rahman; Mark W Whitehead; Diana Lockwood |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-05-08 |
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Title: BMJ case reports Volume: 2012 ISSN: 1757-790X ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Case Rep Publication Date: 2012 |
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Created Date: 2012-05-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101526291 Medline TA: BMJ Case Rep Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: - Citation Subset: IM |
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Gastroenterology Department, Conquest Hospital, St Leonard's On Sea, UK. |
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