A rare case of visceral leishmaniasis misdiagnosed as systemic lupus erythematosus

A rare case of visceral leishmaniasis misdiagnosed as systemic lupus erythematosus

Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an infectious disease caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by sandflies. It can be life‐threatening if not treated. Common clinical features of VL include recurrent fever, pancytopenia, splenomegaly, and a variety of positive autoantibodies, which can...

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Main Authors: Mai Zheng, Shuang Liu, Xiangyu Wang, XingJun Li, Nan Wang, Yulong Guo, Jingyi Yang, Bibhuti Upreti, Ruomei Cui, Jian Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Rheumatology & Autoimmunity
Subjects:
kala‐azar
Leishmania donovani
systemic lupus erythematosus
visceral leishmaniasis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rai2.12008

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https://doi.org/10.1002/rai2.12008

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