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ArticleBMJ case reports2024

Recurrent leishmaniasis infection isolated in the pleural fluid.

Hina Qiam, Emily Lowe, Adriel Heilong Fung, Prasanna Sankaran

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Hina QiamRespiratory Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.
Emily LoweRespiratory Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.
Adriel Heilong FungRespiratory Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK a.fung@uea.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1068-4859
Prasanna SankaranRespiratory Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of East Anglia · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a rare case of recurrent leishmaniasis infection in a female in her 80s who re-presented with a pleural effusion. The patient was initially investigated as an outpatient for cytopenia and underwent a bone marrow biopsy which subsequently diagnosed visceral leishmaniasis. Following full treatment, and apparent recovery, she re-presented with pleural effusion, hypoalbuminaemia and cytopenia. Leishmania was eventually isolated in a pleural fluid sample obtained on therapeutic drainage, and she was treated for a recurrence at a tertiary infectious disease unit. This interesting and challenging case demonstrates the importance of suspecting leishmaniasis recurrence in previously treated cases and the diagnostic benefit of pleural fluid analysis in the context of suspected leishmaniasis.

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Leishmaniasis, VisceralPleural EffusionBone MarrowExudates and TransudatesFemaleHumansHaematology (incl blood transfusion)Pleural infectionRespiratory medicineTravel medicineTropical medicine (infectious disease)

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PMID38479831
PMCPMC10941148
OpenAlexW4392746784

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