Visceral Dissemination of Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Visceral Dissemination of Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Intracellular protozoan of the genus <i>Leishmania</i>, endemic in the Mediterranean basin, are the cause of cutaneous (CL), mucocutaneous (MCL), and visceral leishmaniasis (VL). A 75-year-old woman was admitted nine years after a second kidney transplant (KT), due to persistent pancytop...

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Main Authors: Nídia Marques, Manuela Bustorff, Anabela Cordeiro Da Silva, Ana Isabel Pinto, Nuno Santarém, Filipa Ferreira, Ana Nunes, Ana Cerqueira, Ana Rocha, Inês Ferreira, Isabel Tavares, Joana Santos, Elsa Fonseca, Conceição Moura, André Cerejeira, Júlia Vide, Jorge Cancela, Joana Sobrinho Simões, Susana Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
leishmaniasis
transplant
immunosuppression
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/1/18

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