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. 2022 Dec 1;41(12):e544-e545.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003699. Epub 2022 Sep 7.

Severe Visceral Leishmaniasis Associated With COVID-19 and Complicated by Hemophagocytic Syndrome

Fabrício Silva Pessoa  1 , Izabel Athayde da Silva Cruz Salgado  2 , Valdênia Costa Gonçalves  3 , Anne Caroline Rabelo Raposo Martins  4 , Leilane Silva Pessoa  5 , Leônidas Braga Junior  6
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Severe Visceral Leishmaniasis Associated With COVID-19 and Complicated by Hemophagocytic Syndrome

Fabrício Silva Pessoa et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .
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FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.
Diagram showing how the combination of Leishmania and SARS-CoV-2 led to HPS. HPS indicates hemophagocytic syndrome.
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