Chronic Hepatitis B and Leishmania Coinfection

Visceral leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in many parts of world, and if untreated, it is a potentially life-threatening infectious disease. It is similar to chronic liver disease because of signs and symptoms such as fever, weight loss, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia. In this study, we pre...

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Published in:Türkiye parazitolojii dergisi 2017-09, Vol.41 (3), p.177-179
Main Authors: Demirdal, Tuna, Sarı, Ümmü Sena, Nemli, Salih Atakan, Ural, Serap, El, Sibel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biopsy
Chronic infection
Coinfection
Diagnosis, Differential
Differential diagnosis
Endemic Diseases
Fever
Fever - etiology
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B, Chronic - complications
Hepatitis B, Chronic - diagnosis
Hepatomegaly - etiology
Humans
Infectious diseases
Interferon
Leishmania
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - complications
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - diagnosis
Liver diseases
Male
Pancytopenia
Parasitic diseases
Splenomegaly - etiology
Visceral leishmaniasis
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Summary:Visceral leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in many parts of world, and if untreated, it is a potentially life-threatening infectious disease. It is similar to chronic liver disease because of signs and symptoms such as fever, weight loss, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia. In this study, we present a case of visceral leishmaniasis, which is known to be a chronic hepatitis B infection, that was coincidentally diagnosed with liver biopsy. Visceral leishmaniasis should be considered as an infectious disease in the differential diagnosis of chronic liver diseases.
ISSN:1300-6320
2146-3077
DOI:10.5152/tpd.2017.5134