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Pancytopenia
New pancytopenia study findings recently were published by researchers at University of Groningen
June 2nd, 2009
"A transplant recipient presented with fever and pancytopenia. Bone marrow biopsy showed Leishmania parasites," scientists writing in the journal Clinical Nephrology report. "Travel history revealed a trip to Greece 17 months prior to admission. This case illustrates the importance of considering leishmaniasis as a cause of pancytopenia, especially in the immunocompromised, even in the absence of recent travel to an endemic area," wrote H. Aardema and colleagues, University of Groningen. The researchers concluded: "Acknowledgment of this infection is vital as the outcome can be fatal if left untreated." Aardema and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-02)
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