Colonic Leishmaniasis Followed by Liver Transplantation
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Colonic Leishmaniasis Followed by Liver Transplantation
A 17-year-old, 37-kg Brazilian man was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis at the age of 7 years and underwent liver transplant (cadaveric) at the age of 14 . Immunosup pressants included tacrolimus and prednisone. He had lost 3 kg over the previous year and had diarrhea with blood streaks in the previous 3 months but no history of fever. Laboratory tests showed pancytopenia (hemoglobin = 8.1 g...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0430