Visceral leishmaniasis after orthotopic liver transplantation: a rare cause of infection | Zendy

Pereira C.M. | Zendy; Oliveira H.M. | Zendy; Lopes V. | Zendy; Gandara J. | Zendy; Ferreira S. | Zendy; Daniel J. | Zendy; Miranda H.P. | Zendy

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Visceral leishmaniasis after orthotopic liver transplantation: a rare cause of infection

Author(s) -

Pereira C.M.,

Oliveira H.M.,

Lopes V.,

Gandara J.,

Ferreira S.,

Daniel J.,

Miranda H.P.

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

transplant infectious disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1399-3062

pISSN - 1398-2273

DOI - 10.1111/tid.12511

Subject(s) - medicine , visceral leishmaniasis , pancytopenia , immunosuppression , liver transplantation , opportunistic infection , transplantation , leishmaniasis , leishmania , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , pathology , bone marrow , viral disease , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science

Visceral leishmaniasis ( VL ) was known as an opportunistic infection associated with immunosuppression, particularly related to human immunodeficiency virus infection and rarely to solid organ transplant recipients. We report a case of VL , 6 months after liver transplantation, in a patient who presented with febrile pancytopenia. The diagnosis was made by demonstration of amastigotes in smears from bone marrow. VL is a very rare infection in patients who undergo liver transplantation and, to our knowledge, this is the first case diagnosed in Portugal.

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