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MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ
Volume 97, Issue 5, Pages 751-753Publisher
FUNDACO OSWALDO CRUZ
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000500029
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Leishmania braziliensis; cutaneous, visceral and ocular leishmaniasis; kidney transplant
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Although cases of leishmaniasis co-infection have been described in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients as well as those who have undergone organ transplants, to our knowledge, the present report is the first documented case of simultaneous cutaneous, visceral and ocular leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in a transplant patient. The patient had been using immunosuppressive drugs since receiving a transplanted kidney. The first clinical signs of leishmaniasis included fever; thoracic pain, hepatosplenomegaly, leucopenia and anemia. The cutaneous disease was revealed by the presence of amastigotes in the skin biopsy. After three months, the patient presented fever with conjunctive hyperemia, intense ocular pain and low visual acuity. Parasites isolated from iliac crest, aqueous humor and vitreous body were examined using a range of molecular techniques. The same strain of L. (V) braziliensis was responsible for the different clinical manifestations. The immunosuppresive drugs probably contributed to the dissemination of Leishmania.
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