| Literature DB >> 14677027 |
Michalis Voulgarelis1, Paraskevi V Voulgari, John Serelis, Alexandros A Drosos, Fotini N Skopouli.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 14677027 DOI： 10.1007/s10067-003-0773-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Rheumatol ISSN： 0770-3198 Impact factor: 2.980