@article{3033382, title = "Visceral leishmaniasis and COVID-19 coinfection - A case report", author = "Pikoulas, Antonis and Piperaki, Evangelia-Theophano and Spanakos, and Gregory and Kallianos, Anastasios and Mparmparousi, Despoina and and Rentziou, Gianna and Trakada, Georgia", journal = "IDCases", year = "2022", volume = "27", publisher = "Elsevier Sci Ltd, Exeter, United Kingdom", issn = "2214-2509", doi = "10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01358", keywords = "Visceral leishmaniasis; SARS-CoV2; COVID-19; Co-infection", abstract = "As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, it will undoubtedly cross paths with long endemic infectious diseases in different areas. Interactions between SARS-CoV2 and well-known pathogens will likely give rise to unfamiliar clinical presentations, depending on complex and as yet unknown immunological interactions. We present a case of coinfection with COVI19 and visceral leishmaniasis and discuss recent reports regarding coexistence of SARS-CoV2 and Leishmania spp. to date. (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd." }