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The hunt for an elusive source of pyrexia in a foreign worker.
Singapore Med J. 2007 Apr; 48(4):e111-3.SM

Abstract

We report a 23-year-old Bangladeshi man who presented with fever and hepatosplenomegaly. The initial laboratory findings were bicytopenia with elevated serum globulins. The diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (Kala Azar) was suspected. The parasite Leishmania donovani was found on bone marrow aspiration. He was treated with liposomal amphotericin B and had a good response to treatment. The case highlights the need to be aware of this disease occurring in a foreign national from an endemic region when he presents with fever and hepatosplenomegaly.

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Lew JW
Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, 378 Alexandra Road, Singapore 159964.
Koh CK
No affiliation info available
Selvan VS
No affiliation info available
Shen E
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAmphotericin BAnimalsAntiprotozoal AgentsFeverHumansLeishmania donovaniLeishmaniasis, VisceralMale

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17384865

Citation

Lew, J W S., et al. "The Hunt for an Elusive Source of Pyrexia in a Foreign Worker." Singapore Medical Journal, vol. 48, no. 4, 2007, pp. e111-3.
Lew JW, Koh CK, Selvan VS, et al. The hunt for an elusive source of pyrexia in a foreign worker. Singapore Med J. 2007;48(4):e111-3.
Lew, J. W., Koh, C. K., Selvan, V. S., & Shen, E. (2007). The hunt for an elusive source of pyrexia in a foreign worker. Singapore Medical Journal, 48(4), e111-3.
Lew JW, et al. The Hunt for an Elusive Source of Pyrexia in a Foreign Worker. Singapore Med J. 2007;48(4):e111-3. PubMed PMID: 17384865.
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