We report the case of a 59 year-old woman with persistent nausea, hyporexia, fatigue and mild abdominal discomfort. The patient was hospitalized upon suspicion of malignancy due to multiple hepatic and splenic nodules found on an abdominal ultrasound. Hypercalcemia emerged at initial diagnostic workup, which was considered secondary to iatrogenic vitamin D intoxication. After an adequate management of hypercalcemia and normalization of serum calcium level, all symptoms presented by the patient completely regressed. In order to characterize splanchnic lesions, several biochemistry, microbiology and radiological tests were performed, including two bioptic specimens of a focal hepatic lesion. Eventually, a diagnosis of leishmanial infection was made. The patient started a specific anti-leishmanial treatment, and the focal hepatic and splenic lesions progressively disappeared.
Zaghi, I., Ielasi, L., Stagni, B., Cascavilla, A., Ferri, S., Ambrosini, V., et al. (2022). A case of Leishmania infection with focal splanchnic involvement without systemic symptoms: a potential anti-inflammatory role for vitamin D. ACTA CLINICA BELGICA, 2022 Nov 14, 1-4 [10.1080/17843286.2022.2145686].
A case of Leishmania infection with focal splanchnic involvement without systemic symptoms: a potential anti-inflammatory role for vitamin D
Ielasi, L;Ambrosini, V;Riefolo, M;Varani, S
2022
Abstract
We report the case of a 59 year-old woman with persistent nausea, hyporexia, fatigue and mild abdominal discomfort. The patient was hospitalized upon suspicion of malignancy due to multiple hepatic and splenic nodules found on an abdominal ultrasound. Hypercalcemia emerged at initial diagnostic workup, which was considered secondary to iatrogenic vitamin D intoxication. After an adequate management of hypercalcemia and normalization of serum calcium level, all symptoms presented by the patient completely regressed. In order to characterize splanchnic lesions, several biochemistry, microbiology and radiological tests were performed, including two bioptic specimens of a focal hepatic lesion. Eventually, a diagnosis of leishmanial infection was made. The patient started a specific anti-leishmanial treatment, and the focal hepatic and splenic lesions progressively disappeared.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.