Leishmaniasis Mimicking Lymphoma and/or Liver Cirrhosis

A 76-year-old man was admitted to hospital with fever, weight loss, pancytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly and a double monoclonal component IgM-IgG-k, suggesting a diagnosis of myeloma. Bone marrow and liver biopsies disclosed the presence of Donovan bodies, and the titre of anti-Leishmania antibodies wa...

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Main Authors: Luca Rossi, Monica Leutner, Daniele Sola, Ettore Bartoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2014-05-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/32