Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report from a nonendemic area

<h3>Key Clinical Message</h3><p dir="ltr">Visceral leishmaniasis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis share many features in common and may coincide in the same patient. Timely diagnosis and management of visceral leishmaniasis could save patients from unnecessary toxic...

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Main Author: Anwar I. Joudeh (17734059) (author)
Other Authors: Hussein A. Elsiddig Awadelkarim (21606266) (author), Mohammadshah Isam Gul (14777947) (author), Mahmoud Salm Elayana (21606269) (author), Dina Sameh Soliman (21606272) (author), Aliaa Amer (14150418) (author), Musaed Alsamawi (14778031) (author)
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Dina Sameh Soliman (21606272)
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description <h3>Key Clinical Message</h3><p dir="ltr">Visceral leishmaniasis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis share many features in common and may coincide in the same patient. Timely diagnosis and management of visceral leishmaniasis could save patients from unnecessary toxic treatment.</p><p dir="ltr">Visceral leishmaniasis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis share many clinical features in common and may coexist in the same patient. Visceral leishmaniasis should be promptly ruled out in patients coming from endemic areas before starting immunosuppressive therapy for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. The mainstay treatment, in this case, is anti‐leishmania medications preferably liposomal amphotericin‐B.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Clinical Case Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7309" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7309</a></p>
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spelling Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report from a nonendemic areaAnwar I. Joudeh (17734059)Hussein A. Elsiddig Awadelkarim (21606266)Mohammadshah Isam Gul (14777947)Mahmoud Salm Elayana (21606269)Dina Sameh Soliman (21606272)Aliaa Amer (14150418)Musaed Alsamawi (14778031)Biomedical and clinical sciencesCardiovascular medicine and haematologyClinical sciencesImmunologyacute medicineallergy and immunologyinfectious diseases<h3>Key Clinical Message</h3><p dir="ltr">Visceral leishmaniasis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis share many features in common and may coincide in the same patient. Timely diagnosis and management of visceral leishmaniasis could save patients from unnecessary toxic treatment.</p><p dir="ltr">Visceral leishmaniasis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis share many clinical features in common and may coexist in the same patient. Visceral leishmaniasis should be promptly ruled out in patients coming from endemic areas before starting immunosuppressive therapy for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. The mainstay treatment, in this case, is anti‐leishmania medications preferably liposomal amphotericin‐B.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Clinical Case Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7309" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7309</a></p>2023-05-04T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1002/ccr3.7309https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Visceral_leishmaniasis_complicated_by_hemophagocytic_lymphohistiocytosis_A_case_report_from_a_nonendemic_area/29413388CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/294133882023-05-04T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report from a nonendemic area
Anwar I. Joudeh (17734059)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Clinical sciences
Immunology
acute medicine
allergy and immunology
infectious diseases
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title Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report from a nonendemic area
title_full Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report from a nonendemic area
title_fullStr Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report from a nonendemic area
title_full_unstemmed Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report from a nonendemic area
title_short Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report from a nonendemic area
title_sort Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report from a nonendemic area
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Clinical sciences
Immunology
acute medicine
allergy and immunology
infectious diseases