A patient with leishmaniasis presenting with longstanding pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly

Leishmaniasis is a common cause of pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly in tropical and subtropical regions. A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose and manage patients with leishmaniasis. Travel history should always be elicited in a patient with suggestive clinical presentation.

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Autores principales: Onsongo, Simon, Mulwa, Evelyne, Mutiso, Bonface
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9914078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36789304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6940
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spelling pubmed-99140782023-02-13 A patient with leishmaniasis presenting with longstanding pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly Onsongo, Simon Mulwa, Evelyne Mutiso, Bonface Clin Case Rep Case Images Leishmaniasis is a common cause of pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly in tropical and subtropical regions. A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose and manage patients with leishmaniasis. Travel history should always be elicited in a patient with suggestive clinical presentation. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-02-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9914078/ /pubmed/36789304 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6940 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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A patient with leishmaniasis presenting with longstanding pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly
title A patient with leishmaniasis presenting with longstanding pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly
title_full A patient with leishmaniasis presenting with longstanding pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly
title_fullStr A patient with leishmaniasis presenting with longstanding pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly
title_full_unstemmed A patient with leishmaniasis presenting with longstanding pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly
title_short A patient with leishmaniasis presenting with longstanding pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9914078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36789304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6940
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