Leishmania donovani infection mimicking ulcerative colitis in an immuno-competent patient
We share a case of a 54-year-old Caucasian immune-competent male with a suspected long latent visceral leishmaniasis presenting primarily with parasitic colitis, splenomegaly, and pancytopenia. Due to histopathologically and endoscopically mimicking ulcerative colitis, the patient was initially treated for UC, until the parasites were identified and eradicated with liposomal Amphotericin B.
Authors
- Vlad Pavel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9473-3509)
- Stephan A. Schmid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2222-2926)
- Kirsten Utpatel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8615-9677)
- Alexander Mehrl
- Arne Kandulski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9065-8395)
- Jonas Buttenschoen
- Sophie Schlosser‐Hupf
- Laura Droesch
- Martina Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8520-4568)
Institutions
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107209
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universitätsklinikum Regensburg
- Universität Regensburg