| Journal: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo |
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| System number: | 000547869 |
| ISSN: | 0036-4665 |
| Authors: | Porto, Victor Bertolo Gomes1 Carvalho, Laína Bubach1 Buzo, Bruno Fernando1 Litvoc, Marcelo Nobrega1 Santos, Ana Catharina S.1 Rocci, Rafael Avila1 Soares, Sandra Regina Castro1 Zampieri, Ricardo Andrade2 Duarte, Maria Irma Seixas2 Lindoso, José Angelo Lauletta1 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, São Paulo, São Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Biociências, São Paulo, São Paulo. Brasil 3Instituto de Infectologia Emilio Ribas, São Paulo, São Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Volumen: | 64 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| English abstract | Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is mainly caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) donovani and Leishmania (L.) infantum; however, other Leishmania species have been associated with VL. We report a case of a patient simultaneously diagnosed with VL caused by Leishmania (L.) amazonensis and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. After treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and chemotherapy, the patient presented a clinical cure. This case report reinforces the hypothesis that other Leishmania species can cause visceral lesions mainly related to immunosuppression. |
| Keyword: | Leishmaniasis, Immunosuppression, Malignance, Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis |
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