Enfermedades zoonóticas vectoriales, la importancia de un buen interrogatorio. A propósito de un caso

Leishmaniasis is a group of zoonotic-vectorial diseases caused by different parasitic protozoa of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans by the bite of different species of infected female phlebotomine sandflies. The following is a case of a 61-year-old male patient from the province of Misiones, a chronic enolist, who started with a seven-month course characterized by asthenia, adynamia, hyporexia, generalized weakness, presenting pancytopenia in his admission laboratory. The aim of this review is to highlight the importance of suspecting this disease in prolonged febrile syndromes, splenomegaly and pancytopenia, especially in people with a history of travel to areas at risk of visceral Leishmaniasis, emphasizing the importance of a good interrogation. Key words: Vector borne diseases. Visceral leishmaniasis. Leishmania. Parasites. Zoonoses. Phlebotomus. Pancytopenia. Splenomegaly.