Skin maculae, chronic diarrhea, cachexia, and splenomegaly-Late presentation of the first autochthonous case of visceral leishmaniasis in Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Oliver Henke (Author), Priscus John Mapendo (Author), Alex Mremi (Author), Lilian Gasper Mmbaga (Author), Angela Elisha Pallangyo (Author), Thomas Harbaum (Author), Elifuraha Mkwizu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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A 20-year-old man from Simanjiro district in northern Tanzania presented with a 3-year history of splenomegaly, fatigue, cachexia, skin maculae, and recent onset of watery diarrhea at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Northern Tanzania. Due to laboratory findings of pancytopenia, diagno...