Anemia y gammapatía oligoclonal en paciente con síndrome nefrótico

  1. Jiménez Reyes, Luisa
  2. Igea Gracia, Pilar 1
  3. Checa Daimiel, Laura Lucía 1
  4. Romero Calvo, Lidia
  5. Gómez Berrocal, Ana
  1. 1 Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla, Madrid, España
Journal:
Revista Española de Casos Clínicos en Medicina Interna (RECCMI)

ISSN: 2530-0792

Year of publication: 2021

Issue Title: Spanish Journal of Case Records in Internal Medicine

Volume: 6

Issue: 2

Pages: 33-35

Type: Article

DOI: 10.32818/RECCMI.A6N2A12 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis is the most severe form of presentation of Leishmania infection. It is a multisystemic disease that often affects immunosuppressed patients. We present a case of a 72-year-old woman in chronic immunosuppressive therapy with steroids and cyclosporine who debuts with weight loss, asthenia, atypical pneumonia, splenomegaly, and polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia with the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis and amastigotes of Leishmania in the bone marrow

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