The term leishmaniasis includes multiple clinical syndromes: visceral, cutaneous, and
mucosal leishmaniasis, resulting from an infection of macrophages throughout the …

A 64-year-old man was admitted with fever, weight loss, fatigue and night sweats. He was
known to have rheumatoid arthritis and had been taking methotrexate for 1 year. He had …

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease transmitted by the bite of female sandflies that occurs in
tropical and subtropical climate regions. Visceral leishmaniasis is the most serious …

Leishmania infection in immunocompromised hosts is reported in the literature, mostly
concerning human immunodeficiency virus infected patients. It is not well characterized in …

Introduction Current treatment options for visceral leishmaniasis (pentavalent antimony,
amphotericin B, liposomal amphotericin B and mitelfosine) achieve long-term clinical cure in …

Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a protozoan disease, which is responsible for
200.000–400.000 yearly infections worldwide. If left untreated, the fatality rate can be as …

Background Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease caused by parasites of the genus
Leishmania, transmitted to humans by sandflies. The diagnosis of leishmaniasis is often …

Visceral leishmaniasis is a common tropical infection presenting with a myriad of
hematological abnormalities. We report an unusual case of an 11-year-old girl suffering from …

Visceral leishmaniasis is an infection with an insidious and disabling course caused by
parasites of the genus Leishmania. In Europe, it is mostly associated with HIV infection …

Introduction Visceral leishmaniasis is a potentially life-threatening infectious disease which
is caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania and characterized in most cases by the …