Visceral leishmaniasis complicated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and resistant to amphotericin B: a case report.

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to visceral leishmaniasis is an extensively rare phenomenon in the medical literature that causes challenges in diagnosis and management. Steroids should be used wisely to not cover the symptoms of infections or malignancy, and amphotericin B resistance should be kept in mind in unresponsive Leishmania cases.