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Case Reports
. 2015 Feb;61(1-2):169-71.
doi: 10.1007/s12026-014-8592-2.

Hepatopulmonary syndrome associated with visceral leishmaniasis

Nihal Martis  1 , Christelle Pomares, Pierre Yves Jeandel, Thierry Lazure, Pierre Marty, Eric Rosenthal
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Case Reports

Hepatopulmonary syndrome associated with visceral leishmaniasis

Nihal Martis et al. Immunol Res. 2015 Feb.

Abstract

Leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum is endemic in the Mediterranean region. Its visceral form can present a diagnostic challenge owing to the disease's wide spectrum of clinical presentations. We describe the very atypical case of a 66-year-old male Caucasian patient with hepatopulmonary syndrome and an exceptionally rare expression of visceral leishmaniasis in a disseminated form with mucocutaneous involvement presenting as an autoimmune systemic disease.

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