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Visceral leishmaniasis masquerading as myelodysplasia
Author(s) -
Kopterides Petros,
Halikias Spyridon,
Tsavaris Nikolaos
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.10408
Subject(s) - pancytopenia , medicine , visceral leishmaniasis , splenectomy , head and neck , leishmaniasis , chemotherapy , bone marrow , dermatology , surgery , pathology , spleen
We report a case of a 61‐year‐old man with head and neck cancer who presented with pancytopenia two months after the completion of his chemotherapy and was diagnosed with myelodysplasia on the basis of two bone marrow examinations, before the correct diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis was established with splenectomy. Am. J. Hematol. 74:198–199, 2003. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.