title: New-onset extremely low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
abstract: We report the case of a 55-year-old man who presented to the outpatient lipid clinic for his scheduled follow-up with severely low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels of new onset. Diagnostic workup showed that he was infected by visceral leishmaniasis. He was treated with liposomal amphotericin B and serum lipid levels returned to usual values.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 45 110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors: Aris P
authors: AP
authors: Agouridis
authors: Evangelos N
authors: EN
authors: Liberopoulos
authors: Michael S
authors: MS
authors: Kostapanos
authors: Moses S
authors: MS
authors: Elisaf
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000469:parasitology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D005464:Fluorobenzenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008081:Liposomes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000209:etiology; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000068718:Rosuvastatin Calcium; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D005464:Fluorobenzenes; D008081:Liposomes; D011743:Pyrimidines; D013449:Sulfonamides; D000666:Amphotericin B; D000068718:Rosuvastatin Calcium