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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Guerra-Amor, Alvaro
• Lopez-Gonzalez, Ane
• Bosch-Nicolau, Pau
• Rodriguez-Acevedo, Breogan
• Zabalza, Ana
• Sulleiro, Elena
• Espinosa-Pereiro, Juan
• Aznar, Maria Luisa
• Salvador, Fernando
• Sánchez-Montalvá, Adrián
• Molina, Israel

Titel

Case Report: Leishmaniasis in a 33-Year-Old Man with Multiple Sclerosis

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2022-08, Vol.107 (2), p.339-341

Ort / Verlag

United States: Institute of Tropical Medicine

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease caused by species of genus Leishmania. Immunosuppression increases the risk of severe clinical forms and impairs response to treatment. The expansion of the use of immunomodulatory drugs for different conditions has raised the number of these cases. In this report, we present a case of visceral leishmaniasis in a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) under fingolimod treatment. He presented with the triad of fever, visceromegaly, and pancytopenia and was diagnosed by the presence of amastigotes in a bone marrow sample. Furthermore, we discuss the previous published cases of MS patients under different immunosuppressant therapies to highlight its risk in endemic areas and suggest a therapeutic approach.