Hepatopulmonary syndrome associated with visceral leishmaniasis.
Leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum is endemic in the Mediterranean region. Its visceral form can present a diagnostic challenge owing to the disease's wide spectrum of clinical presentations. We describe the very atypical case of a 66-year-old male Caucasian patient with hepatopulmonary syndrome and an exceptionally rare expression of visceral leishmaniasis in a disseminated form with mucocutaneous involvement presenting as an autoimmune systemic disease.
Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, 151 route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, 06200, Nice, France.
Nihal
N
Martis
Christelle
C
Pomares
Pierre Yves
PY
Jeandel
Thierry
T
Lazure
Pierre
P
Marty
Eric
E
Rosenthal
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D020065:Hepatopulmonary Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology