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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.