Immune reconstitution visceral leishmaniasis presented as hemophagocytic syndrome in a patient with AIDS from a nonendemic area: A case report

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 217-220

  Patel, Ketan K ^a   Patel, Atul K ^a   Sarda, Parimal ^a   Shah, Bhavin A ^a   Ranjan, Rajiv ^a  

^a Vedanta Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

hemophagocytosis; HIV; immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SPLENOMEGALY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANEMIA; BONE MARROW; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FERRITINS; FEVER; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; SPLENOMEGALY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 70349563129     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109709337902     Document Type: Article

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