Visceral Leishmaniasis with Endobronchial Involvement in an Immunocompetent Adult

Visceral leishmaniasis is characterized by fever, cachexia, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, and hypergammaglobulinemia. Cough may be a presenting symptom as well. However, pulmonary involvement is considered rare and mainly described in immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of an immunoco...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Kotsifas, Eugenios Metaxas, Ioannis Koutsouvelis, Athanassios Skoutelis, Panayiota Kara, George Tatsis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/561985