Visceral leishmaniasis and COVID-19 coinfection – A case report

Antonis Pikoulas; Evangelia-Theophano Piperaki; Gregory Spanakos; Anastasios Kallianos; Despoina Mparmparousi; Gianna Rentziou; Georgia Trakada

IDCases (Jan 2022)

Visceral leishmaniasis and COVID-19 coinfection – A case report

Antonis Pikoulas,
Evangelia-Theophano Piperaki,
Gregory Spanakos,
Anastasios Kallianos,
Despoina Mparmparousi,
Gianna Rentziou,
Georgia Trakada

Affiliations

Antonis Pikoulas: Department of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Department of Medicine, University of Crete and Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Greece
Evangelia-Theophano Piperaki: Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
Gregory Spanakos: National Public Health Organization, Vari, Greece
Anastasios Kallianos: Department of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
Despoina Mparmparousi: Department of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
Gianna Rentziou: Department of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
Georgia Trakada: Department of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece; Correspondence to: Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra General Hospital, 80 Vas. Sofias Avenue, 11528 Athens, Greece.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27
p. e01358

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As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, it will undoubtedly cross paths with long endemic infectious diseases in different areas. Interactions between SARS-CoV2 and well-known pathogens will likely give rise to unfamiliar clinical presentations, depending on complex and as yet unknown immunological interactions. We present a case of coinfection with COVI19 and visceral leishmaniasis and discuss recent reports regarding coexistence of SARS-CoV2 and Leishmania spp. to date.

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ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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