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ArticleClinical case reports2025

A Forgotten Foe Returns: The Diagnostic Odyssey of Kala-Azar Masquerading as Myelodysplastic Syndrome in a Post-Elimination Era.

Sumaya Khan Mifty, Saiful Islam Chowdhury, Tahmidur Rahman, Tanveer Al Razi Khan, Swagota Roy, Faiza Ahmmed, Md Sabbir Hossain, Ibrahim Khalil

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8 authors.

Sumaya Khan MiftyDhaka Medical College and Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5585-9787
Saiful Islam ChowdhuryDhaka Medical College and Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4246-7502
Tahmidur RahmanDhaka Medical College and Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh.
Tanveer Al Razi KhanDhaka Medical College and Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh.
Swagota RoyDhaka Medical College and Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh.
Faiza AhmmedDhaka Medical College and Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh.
Md Sabbir HossainDhaka Medical College and Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh.
Ibrahim KhalilDhaka Medical College and Hospital Dhaka Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8995-1058

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a diagnostically complex case of visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) in a 73-year-old male from a country where the disease was eliminated in 2023. The patient presented with a 2-month history of low-grade fever, fatigue, progressive skin hyperpigmentation over 2 years, and hepatosplenomegaly. Initial investigations revealed pancytopenia (hemoglobin 10.4 g/dL, white blood cells 3500/mm

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kala‐azarmyelodysplastic syndromepancytopeniapost‐eliminationvisceral leishmaniasis

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PMID41221365
PMCPMC12597612

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