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Leishmania tropica med atypisk, mukokutan manifestation hos en flygtning
Engelsk titel: Atypical mycocutaneous manifestation of Leishmania tropica in a refugee Läs online Författare: Möller, Marie ; Engsig, Frederik Neess ; Barfod, Toke Seieröe ; Friis-Möller, Nina Språk: Dan Antal referenser: 5 Dokumenttyp: Fallbeskrivning UI-nummer: 19090053

Tidskrift

Ugeskrift for Laeger 2019;181(10)979-80 ISSN 0041-5782 E-ISSN 1603-6824 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

In this case report a male 19-year-old Syrian refugee presented with a sore throat. A biopsy from larynx detected Leishmania tropica compatible with leishmaniasis, although L. tropica does not normally cause mucosal leishmaniasis (CL). An immunodeficiency was detected, and the patient was treated for hypogammaglobulinaemia and CL three times, before the symptoms disappeared. Leishmaniasis is a disease, which should be taken into consideration, when refugees present with atypical clinical manifestations, especially in immunosuppressed patients.