TY - JOUR
TI - Visceral leishmaniasis resembling systemic lupus erythematosus
AU - Voulgarelis, M
AU - Voulgari, PV
AU - Serelis, J
AU - Drosos, AA and
AU - Skopouli, FN
JO - Bailliere's Clinical Rheumatology
PY - 2003
VL - 22
TODO - 6
SP - 452-455
PB - Springer-Verlag London Ltd
SN - 0950-3579
TODO - 10.1007/s10067-003-0773-7
TODO - autoimmunity; leishmaniasis; systemic lupus erythematosus
TODO - We describe three cases with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) associated with
autoimmune manifestations. The patients presented with anemia,
leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, renal involvement and low complement
levels. Autoimmune features were present (antinuclear and
anticardiolipin antibodies, VDRL, RF, positive direct Coombs’ test),
which subsided after therapy. Leishmaniasis should be taken into
consideration in the differential diagnosis of autoimmune disorders.
ER -