Visceral Leishmaniasis in A Patient with Multiple Myeloma: Casuality or Causality?

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by at least 20 species of the Leishmania genus. The most common forms are visceral and mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis. An estimated 0.7-1 million cases are reported annually in almost 100 countries considered endemic. The number of reported cases of Leishmaniasis has decreased substantially in the last decade due to better access to diagnostic methods, which allows the establishment of timely treatment and, as a result, a better vector control. We present the case of an-85-year-old man diagnosed with multiple myeloma. An incidental diagnosis of Leishmaniasis was made in a bone marrow aspirate.