Visceral leishmaniasis in a patient with lung tumour: a case report.

Trop Doct

Professor, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, University "G. d'Annunzio," Chieti, Pescara, Italy.

Published: April 2019

An increasing use of immunosuppressant medication mandates clinicians to look for leishmaniasis even in non-HIV febrile patients. We report this case to highlight leishmaniasis as a cause of fever in patients undergoing chemotherapy in an endemic area.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0049475519825781DOI Listing

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