Friday, June 5, 2009

Rare Diagnosis - Leishmaniasis

We had an interesting case lately. A young patient presented with prolonged fever, hyperpigmented skin lesions and hepatosplenomegaly. Lab study showed pancytopenia. Based on the clinical presentation and there is history of travelling, the physician made a diagnosis of Kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) right before much investigation.And bone marrow aspiration with trephine biopsy was then done

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