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Splenectomy for Visceral Leishmaniasis Out of an Endemic Region: A Case Report and Literature Review

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dc.contributor.authorLekic, Nebojsa (57191481699)
dc.contributor.authorTadic, Boris (57210134550)
dc.contributor.authorDjordjevic, Vladimir (56019682600)
dc.contributor.authorBasaric, Dragan (6506303741)
dc.contributor.authorMicev, Marjan (7003864533)
dc.contributor.authorVucelic, Dragica (19934507000)
dc.contributor.authorMitrovic, Milica (56257450700)
dc.contributor.authorGrubor, Nikola (57208582781)
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-12T13:01:49Z
dc.date.available2025-06-12T13:01:49Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractVisceral leishmaniasis (also known as kala-azar) is characterized by fever, weight loss, swelling of the spleen and liver, and pancytopenia. If it is not treated, the fatality rate in developing countries can be as high as 100% within 2 years. In a high risk situation for perioperative bleeding due to severe thrombocytopenia/coagulopathy, we present a rare challenge for urgent splenectomy in a patient with previously undiagnosed visceral leishmaniasis. A histologic examination of the spleen revealed a visceral leishmaniasis, and the patient was successfully treated with amphotericin B. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020184
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124130346&doi=10.3390%2fmedicina58020184&partnerID=40&md5=fde6074cdc2d4374f9bb064cbd9787e9
dc.identifier.urihttps://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3751
dc.subjectImpaired hemostasis
dc.subjectSplenectomy
dc.subjectThromboelastometry
dc.subjectVisceral leishmaniasis
dc.titleSplenectomy for Visceral Leishmaniasis Out of an Endemic Region: A Case Report and Literature Review
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