Visceral Leishmaniasis With Blastocystis Co-infection: A Case Report
Tengfei Wang,
Debby Rampisela
Abstract:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a form of leishmaniasis, which causes significant mortality if untreated. The coexistence of VL with
Blastocystis
infection has not been well-documented in the literature. In this paper, we present the case of a 72-year-old male who experienced four months of recurrent diarrhea and later developed weight loss, fever, night sweats, and pancytopenia. The stool ova and parasite (O&P) examination revealed
Blastocystis
spp. vacuolar bodies… Show more
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