Visceral leishmaniasis: an unusual cervical presentation

Peachey, A.M.; Irvine, G.H.; White, H.M.

doi:10.1016/0266-4356(94)90057-4

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“…In the New World, lymphadenopathy may accompany or even precede skin lesion due to the Leishmania braziliensis complex, indicating that spread from the skin to lymph nodes occurs early in the course of infection [3][4][5]. However, localized lymphadenopathy without cutaneous or systemic manifestations is unusual and has been rarely reported [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Most cases were diagnosed by surgical biopsy because of a suspected lymphoma.…”

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Localized Lymphadenopathy Due to Leishmanial Infection

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A 25-year-old female patient presented with an isolated cervical lymph node enlargement several months after having returned from Spain and Latin America. She had no other signs or symptoms of disease. Leishmania infantum/chagasi was identified as the causative agent. With extended travel activities localized lymph node enlargement due to leishmanial infection should be included in the differential diagnosis of lymphadenopathy of unknown origin.

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Localized Lymphadenopathy Due to Leishmanial Infection

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“…Leishmanial lymphadenopathy associated with visceral leishmaniasis is well documented 2–5. Localized leishmanial lymphadenopathy is now considered as a limited form of visceral leishmaniasis (kala‐azar) where lymphadenopathy is the only manifestation of the disease 7.…”

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“…Following an incubation period that generally lasts between 2 and 6 months, VL patients present symptoms and signs of persistent systemic infection (including fever, fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, and weight loss) and parasitic invasion of the blood and reticulo‐endothelial system (that is, the general phagocytic system), such as enlarged lymph nodes, spleen, and liver 1. Leishmanial lymphadenopathy in cases of visceral leishmaniasis is well documented 2–5. Sometimes, only isolated lymphadenopathy without visceral involvement may be the manifestation 6–8.…”

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Role of fine‐needle aspiration cytology in the prompt diagnosis of recurrence of visceral leishmaniasis presented as isolated cervical leishmanial lymphadenopathy

Kumar

Verma

2011

Diagnostic Cytopathology

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We report a case of isolated cervical leishmanial lymphadenopathy diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in apparently cured case of visceral leishmaniasis. A 28-year-old female presented with cervical lymphnode enlargement to surgery outpatient department and was subjected for FNAC. Smear showed numerous Leishmania donovani bodies in the cytoplasm of macrophages and giant cells, and extracellular spaces. She was treated by Amphotericin B for alternate 14 days and the size of the lymphnode regressed. She was found asymptomatic for 1 year of follow-up.

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Aspects of the association between leishmaniasis and malignant disorders

Kopterides

Mourtzoukou

Skopelitis

et al. 2007

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygi

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Given the prevalence of leishmaniasis and cancer, the co-existence of these two diseases may be merely coincidental. However, a number of epidemiological, experimental and laboratory studies suggest that an association between these two entities does exist. The aim of this review is to summarise the occurrence of leishmaniasis as an opportunistic infection associated with malignant disorders and to present the available literature potentially linking this infection with the development of cancerous lesions. We searched electronic databases and evaluated 37 studies involving 44 patients. Four different types of association between leishmaniasis and cancer were established: leishmaniasis mimicking a malignant disorder, such as lymphoma; leishmaniasis arising as a difficult to diagnose and treat infection among patients receiving chemotherapy for various malignant disorders; simultaneous diagnosis of leishmaniasis and a neoplastic disorder in the same tissue samples of immunocompromised patients; and direct involvement of Leishmania spp. in the pathogenesis/occurrence of malignant lesions, especially of the skin and mucous membranes. The main conclusion of this review is that leishmaniasis can directly or indirectly affect the presentation, diagnosis and course of various malignant disorders and it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of malignancies in geographic areas where it is endemic and/or in patients with travel history to these areas.

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Visceral leishmaniasis: an unusual cervical presentation

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Localized Lymphadenopathy Due to Leishmanial Infection

Localized Lymphadenopathy Due to Leishmanial Infection

Role of fine‐needle aspiration cytology in the prompt diagnosis of recurrence of visceral leishmaniasis presented as isolated cervical leishmanial lymphadenopathy

Aspects of the association between leishmaniasis and malignant disorders

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