Visceral leishmaniasis in a patient with diabetes mellitus type 2 and discrete bicytopenia

An Austrian patient with diabetes mellitus type 2 developed visceral leishmaniasis after trips to Spain and Crete, presenting with slight bicytopenia, later developing severe pancytopenia. Travel history taking is important due to an extended incubation period. Coexistence of diabetes mellitus can i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Schwetz, Verena, Trummer, Christian, Friedl, Claudia, Beham‐Schmid, Christine, Kulnik, Roman, Wölfler, Albert, Horvath, Karl, Wunsch, Stefanie, Prattes, Jürgen, Zollner‐Schwetz, Ines, Pieber, Thomas R., Mader, Julia K., Krause, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29375842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1259
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Sumario:An Austrian patient with diabetes mellitus type 2 developed visceral leishmaniasis after trips to Spain and Crete, presenting with slight bicytopenia, later developing severe pancytopenia. Travel history taking is important due to an extended incubation period. Coexistence of diabetes mellitus can impair T lymphocyte function and cause higher relapse rates.

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