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Visceral leishmaniasis with cutaneous symptoms in a patient treated with infliximab followed by fatal consequences

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DERMATOLOGIC THERAPY
Volume 27, Issue 3, Pages 131-134

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/dth.12083

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immunosuppression; skin manifestation; visceral leishmaniasis

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  1. Internal Grant Agency- Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic [NT 14300-3]

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Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by parasitic flagellates of the genus Leishmania. The authors present a case of 44-year-old man with Crohn's disease treated successfully with infliximab. This case report shows rare visceral leishmaniasis with cutaneous symptoms in an immunocompromised patient. Skin manifestations may occur before or after the visceral infection and they are often diverse.

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