An unusual case of pancytopenia in a nonagenarian: visceral leishmaniasis

被引：2

作者：

Ramos, Jose M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Tello, Antonio ^{[1
,2
]}

Leon, Rafael ^{[1
]}

Merino, Esperanza ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Alicante, Gen Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Med Interna Serv, Alicante 03010, Spain

[2] Miguel Hernandez Univ Elche, Dept Med, Alicante, Spain

[3] Univ Alicante, Gen Hosp, Infect Dis Unit, Alicante 03010, Spain

来源：

AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH | 2014年 / 26卷 / 06期

关键词：

Pancytopenia; Visceral leishmaniasis; Nonagenarian;

D O I：

10.1007/s40520-014-0219-x

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

Older patients referred for further investigation of pancytopenia is common in internal medicine and geriatric clinics and it is important to consider a wide range of underlying diagnoses. We present an unusual case of febrile pancytopenia in a nonagenarian who was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis. This is a rare and unusual diagnosis in nonagenarians, although the leishmaniasis is endemic on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. It is important to identify it because it is treatable and curable.

引用

页码：671 / 672

页数：2

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