Visceral leishmaniasis and B fulminant hepatitis association: case report

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte¹  Godoy, Pérsio¹  Salles, Paulo Guilherme de Oliveira¹ 

关键词: Leishmaniasis;    Hepatitis;    Coinfection;    Immunology;    Pathology;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822002000500015

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

The case of a 20-year-old man with hepatoesplenomegaly, fever and severe hepatic insufficiency is reported. Histopathological and immunohistochemical studies of tissue specimens obtained at autopsy led to diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis and fulminant hepatitis B. The authors pointed out a possible influence of immunological response related with visceral leishmaniasis in development of severe hepatic involvement by hepatitis B virus

【 授权许可】

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