Visceral leishmaniasis in a patient with diabetes mellitus type 2 and discrete bicytopenia.

Verena Theiler-SchwetzChristian TrummerClaudia FriedlChristine Beham-SchmidRoman KulnikAlbert WölflerKarl HorvathStefanie WunschJürgen PrattesInes Zollner-SchwetzThomas R PieberJulia Katharina MaderRobert Krause

Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)

An Austrian patient with diabetes mellitus type 2 developed visceral leishmaniasis after trips to Spain and Crete, presenting with slight bicytopenia, later developing severe pancytopenia. Travel history taking is important due to an extended incubation period. Coexistence of diabetes mellitus can impair T lymphocyte function and cause higher relapse rates.

Keyphrases

case report
glycemic control
type diabetes
early onset
metabolic syndrome
drug induced