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American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017, 5(5), 126-128
DOI: 10.12691/AJMCR-5-5-6
Case Study

A Case of African Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) Treated with a Combination of Liposomal Amphotericin-B and oral Miltefosine

Alok Agarwal1, , Makardhwaj Sarvadaman Shrivastava1 and Amit Kumar Vishwakarma2

1Internal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India

2Biocon Ltd., Bangalore, India

Pub. Date: June 16, 2017
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Alok Agarwal, Makardhwaj Sarvadaman Shrivastava and Amit Kumar Vishwakarma. A Case of African Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) Treated with a Combination of Liposomal Amphotericin-B and oral Miltefosine. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017; 5(5):126-128. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-5-5-6

Abstract

A 36-year-old Nigerian man was assessed for chronic recurrent fever, generalized weakness, body aches, epistaxis and bleeding gums of 3-month duration. Despite receiving treatment for suspected malaria twice and undergoing multiple courses of antibiotics for suspected infections, his symptoms persisted. Examination revealed hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and severe pallor. Investigations revealed severe anemia, pancytopenia, raised globulin levels. Bone marrow biopsy revealed Leishmania Donovani (LD) bodies. He received treatment with a short duration of high-dose liposomal Amphotericin B followed by outpatient oral Miltefosine to which he responded successfully.

Keywords

infections, visceral leishmaniasis, VL, Amphotericin-B, Miltefosine, black fever, Kala-azar

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