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ETHIOPIAN PATIENT WITH VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS-ASSOCIATED HEMOPHAGOCYTICLYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS

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  • Submited: January 8, 2017
  • Published: February 19, 2018

Abstract

A 29-year-old male patient was diagnosed to have visceral leishmaniasis at initial presentation, and later developed visceral leishmaniasis-associated hemophagocyticlymphohistiocytosis, as evidenced by persistent fever, worsening organomegaly and cytopenia, hyperferritinemia, hyperlipidemia, elevated transaminases, and hemophagocytosis in bone marrow aspirate. The case is presented and discussed with available literature review.

Key words: Visceral leishmaniasis, hemophagocyticlymphohistiocytosis.

 

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How to Cite
Weldetsadik, A. T., Hurrisa, Z., & Diro, E. (2018). ETHIOPIAN PATIENT WITH VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS-ASSOCIATED HEMOPHAGOCYTICLYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS. Ethiopian Medical Journal, 56(2). Retrieved from https://emjema.org/index.php/EMJ/article/view/611

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