Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Differential Diagnosis to Remember after Bone Marrow Transplantation
Joint Authors
Dantas Brito, Margarida
Branca, Rosa
Pinho Vaz, Carlos
Silva, Cristina
Sousa, Teresa
Mendes, Carlos
Campos Júnior, António
Campilho, Fernando
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-12-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Leishmania infection in immunocompromised hosts is reported in the literature, mostly concerning human immunodeficiency virus infected patients.
It is not well characterized in the context of stem cell transplantation.
We report a rare case clinical case of visceral leishmaniasis after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
A 50-year-old Caucasian male was referred to allogeneic bone marrow transplantation with a high-risk acute lymphoblastic B leukemia in first complete remission.
Allogeneic SCT was performed with peripheral blood stem cells from an unrelated Portuguese matched donor.
In the following months, patient developed mild fluctuating cytopenias, mostly thrombocytopenia (between 60 and 80∗109/L).
The only significant complaint was intermittent tiredness.
The common causes for thrombocytopenia in this setting were excluded—no evidence of graft versus host disease, no signs of viral or bacterial infection, and no signs of relapsed disease/dysplastic changes.
The bone marrow smear performed 12 months after transplantation revealed an unsuspected diagnosis: a massive bone marrow infiltration with amastigotes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dantas Brito, Margarida& Campilho, Fernando& Branca, Rosa& Pinho Vaz, Carlos& Silva, Cristina& Sousa, Teresa…[et al.]. 2014. Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Differential Diagnosis to Remember after Bone Marrow Transplantation. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034746
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dantas Brito, Margarida…[et al.]. Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Differential Diagnosis to Remember after Bone Marrow Transplantation. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034746
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dantas Brito, Margarida& Campilho, Fernando& Branca, Rosa& Pinho Vaz, Carlos& Silva, Cristina& Sousa, Teresa…[et al.]. Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Differential Diagnosis to Remember after Bone Marrow Transplantation. Case Reports in Hematology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034746
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034746