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Observational studyUnited European gastroenterology journal2025

Leishmaniasis in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A National Multicenter Study of GETECCU.

L Madero-Velázquez, A Mínguez, L Mayorga, J J Ramírez, N Moreno, C Amorós, M A Nieto, R Mena, J M Benítez, L Gimeno-Pitarch and 20 more

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Observational study in United European gastroenterology journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The neuroimmune system and cognition.Nature immunology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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30 authors.

L Madero-VelázquezGastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitario Dr Balmis de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain.
A MínguezGastroenterology Department, Hospital Policlínico Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
L MayorgaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Valle de Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0009-0000-2867-7505
J J RamírezGastroenterology Department, Hospital Lluis Alcanyis de Xativa, Valencia, Spain.
N MorenoGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Dr Peset, Valencia, Spain.
C AmorósGastroenterology Department, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Valencia, Spain.
M A NietoGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
R MenaGastroenterology Department, Consorci Sanitari de Terrasa, Terrasa, Spain.
J M BenítezGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, IMIBIC, Córdoba, Spain.
L Gimeno-PitarchGastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6871-9367
N MarotoGastroenterology Department, Hospital de Manises, Valencia, Spain.
C SuriaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
F Rodríguez-MorantaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
I OrdásGastroenterology Department, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7632-0340
L RuizGastroenterology Department, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de València, Valencia, Spain.
M A García-BrenesGastroenterology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
A Martín-CardonaGastroenterology Department, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7090-0106
C Rubín de CélixGastroenterology Department, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-Princesa), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3611-8994
K CárdenasGastroenterology Department, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios de Alcoy, Alicante, Spain.
D GinardGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Son Espasses, Mallorca, Spain.
L MedinaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4565-5337
N PedreroGastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía, Cartagena, Spain.
R PlazaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0893-4599
R SalmoralGastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain.
T J Martínez-PérezGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Luz de Cuenca, Cuenca, Spain.
V AlgaraGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó, Elche, Spain.
E MerinoInfectious Diseases Department, Hospital General Universitario Dr Balmis de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain.
Y ZabanaGastroenterology Department, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Terrassa, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4023-8868
A GutiérrezGastroenterology Department, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Hospital General Universitario Dr Balmis de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5460-4139
Young Group of GETECCU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLeishmaniasis (LI) is a vector-borne illness caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania. Data on the features of LI in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are scarce.

aimTo describe the characteristics of patients with IBD who present with leishmaniasis, infection outcomes and the risk factors associated with developing visceral leishmaniasis (VL).

methodsAn observational retrospective study performed in 26 hospitals in Spain, including all adult patients with IBD who developed Leishmaniasis from 2012 to 2022.

resultsA total of 73 patients were included [mean age 48 years; 65% male; 68% Crohn's disease]. Sixty patients (82.2%) presented localized cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL), 2 (2.7%) diffuse CL, 3 (4.1%) mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis (MCL) and 8 (11%) VL. All patients were under biologicals (69 [94.5%]) or immunosuppressants (IMM) (4 [5.5%]) at Leishmaniasis diagnosis. AntiTNF was used in 97%, while 2 patients (3%) were receiving ustekinumab. Leishmaniasis resolution was achieved by 48% and 96% of the patients after 1 and 12 months, respectively. Biological withdrawal after Leishmaniasis diagnosis was not statistically related to increased rates of infection resolution among patients with localized CL. Age was the only risk factor associated with VL (OR 1.2, 95%CI 1.04-1.39; p = 0.012).

conclusionsLeishmaniasis in patients with IBD doesn't seem to follow a complicated clinical course, even in those with localized CL who do not discontinue biological therapy after infection diagnosis. Age might be a risk factor for developing VL. This infection should be considered for immunosuppressed patients with IBD and suggestive symptoms dwelling or travelling to endemic areas.

Indexed as

Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesLeishmaniasis, CutaneousLeishmaniasis, MucocutaneousLeishmaniasis, VisceralAdultAgedAntiprotozoal AgentsFemaleHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpainAntiprotozoal AgentsImmunosuppressive AgentsbiologicsCrohn's diseaseIBDimmunosuppressionopportunistic infectionparasiticulcerative colitis

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PMID39776301
PMCPMC12188349

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