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Portal hypertension as an independent manifestation of visceral leishmaniasis

Gunjan Garg, Pratyush Miglani, Atul Gogia, Atul Kakar

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Visceral leishmaniasis is a protozoal infection seen in tropical regions. We report a case of 32 years old male who presented with high grade fever for 2 months. Upon, extensive work up the patient was diagnosed as a case of visceral leishmaniasis and portal hypertension . The patient was given amphotericin-B and miltefosine . The case highlights the rare conjugation of visceral leishmaniasis and portal hypertension .

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Visceral leishmaniasis is a protozoal infection seen in tropical regions. We report a case of 32 years old male who presented with high grade fever for 2 months. Upon, extensive work up the patient was diagnosed as a case of visceral leishmaniasis and portal hypertension . The patient was given amphotericin-B and miltefosine . The case highlights the rare conjugation of visceral leishmaniasis and portal hypertension .

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Visceral leishmaniasis is a protozoal infection seen in tropical regions. We report a case of 32 years old male who presented with high grade fever for 2 months. Upon, extensive work up the patient was diagnosed as a case of visceral leishmaniasis and portal hypertension . The patient was given amphotericin-B and miltefosine . The case highlights the rare conjugation of visceral leishmaniasis and portal hypertension .

Key concepts: Miltefosine, Visceral leishmaniasis, Portal hypertension, Leishmaniasis, Medicine, Amphotericin B, Dermatology, Immunology

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