Atypical systemic leishmaniasis to be considered in the differential of patients presenting with depressed immunity.

• Main Authors: Nuha Nuwayri-Salti (Author), Khouzama Knio (Author), Adham Jammoul (Author), Rajaa Fakhoury (Author), Karim A Sarhane (Author), Hania Nakkash-Chmaisse (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Systemic leishmaniasis has been known to present with prolonged fever, hepatosplenomegaly and wasting. Beside this classical form, a sub-clinical form has been identified. It is described with either one or two of the above symptoms missing; other findings have been reported instead, such as lymphad...