Case Report: Disseminated leishmaniasis and rheumatoid arthritis: navigating a clinical conundrum

Case Report: Disseminated leishmaniasis and rheumatoid arthritis: navigating a clinical conundrum

BackgroundLeishmaniasis is a potentially life-threatening protozoan infection that presents with many clinical manifestations, including cutaneous, mucocutaneus and visceral forms. In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), cutaneous leishmaniasis can persist or re-emerge due to treatment-induced i...

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Main Authors: Endrit Shahini, Donatello Marziliano, Francesco Losito, Marianna Zappimbulso, Elisabetta Cavalcanti, Raffaele Armentano, Fabio Fucilli, Raffaele Cozzolongo, Giuseppe Ingravallo, Fabrizio Pappagallo, Roberta Iatta, Vanessa Desantis, Annalisa Saracino, Angelo Vacca, Antonio Giovanni Solimando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
zoonosis
leishmaniasis
rheumatoid arthritis
immunosuppression
anti-CCP antibodies
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1599381/full
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