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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in a renal transplant patient: Diagnostic challenges in a non-endemic setting.

Zishan Nasir, Bushra M Abdallah, Mohamed Aboukamar, Syed Hidayat Ali, Saifatullah Khan, Sulieman Abujarir, Muna Almaslamani, Muftah Othman

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Zishan NasirDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Bushra M AbdallahCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Mohamed AboukamarInfectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Communicable Diseases Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Syed Hidayat AliDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Saifatullah KhanDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Sulieman AbujarirInfectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Communicable Diseases Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Muna AlmaslamaniInfectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Communicable Diseases Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Muftah OthmanDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

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Abstract

Leishmanial infections, though uncommon in Southeast and Central Asia, remain clinically significant due to their potential to cause substantial morbidity and mortality. This case report presents a young Nepalese male, four years post-renal transplant and with chronic allograft dysfunction secondary to non-compliance, who presented with a right chest skin lesion and fever. Initially suspected to be cutaneous tuberculosis or malignancy, investigations, including a skin biopsy, revealed cutaneous leishmaniasis. The patient responded well to treatment with liposomal amphotericin B, highlighting the importance of considering leishmaniasis in differential diagnoses, especially in immunocompromised individuals from, or travelling to, endemic regions.

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Amphotericin BCutaneous LeishmaniasisLeishmaniasisRenal transplant

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PMID40786644
PMCPMC12332865

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