In:
Journal of Health & Biological Sciences, Instituto para o Desenvolvimento da Educacao, Vol. 4, No. 1 ( 2016-03-29), p. 47-49
Abstract:
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in transplant patients is a serious disease, with atypical and aggressive manifestations, compromising patient survival. During the period from 2008 to 2012, 126 heart transplants were performed in the state of Ceará, Brazil, of which, two patients developed VL. Fever, pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly were the common clinical signs. Both patients were diagnosed and properly treated, but the first one had a clinical relapse and died, five months after treatment. These findings emphasize the importance of investigating VL in heart-transplant patients in endemic areas and highlight the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for favorable clinical outcomes.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2317-3076
,
2317-3084
DOI:
10.12662/2317-3076jhbs.v4i1.2016
DOI:
10.12662/2317-3076jhbs.v4i1.249.p47-49.2016
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Instituto para o Desenvolvimento da Educacao
Publication Date:
2016
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2777581-1
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