Co-infection of cytomegalovirus and Leishmania without splenomegaly resulting in immunosuppression in an HIV-negative patient
Visceral leishmaniasis without splenomegaly is a rare presentation.Other aetiologies for low CD4 counts in an HIV-negative patient such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) should be considered.Co-infection of CMV and Leishmania resulting in immunosuppression in an HIV-negative patient is rare and poses a diagnostic dilemma.
Authors
- Jayaraj Hasvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0998-0776)
- Amit Rajan
- Inder Preet Singh Bhatia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0748-331X)
- Siddharth Tripathi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4324-2814)
- Dahake Vandana Tukaram
- Amulyajit Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8008-2047)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12890/2024_004923
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.45