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ABSTRACT Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a chronic vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by trypanosomatids, considered endemic in 98 countries, mainly associated with poverty. About 50,000–90,000 cases of VL occur annually worldwide, and Brazil has the second largest number of cases in the world. The clinical picture of VL is fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia, progressing to death in 90% of cases due to secondary infections and multi-organ failure, if left untreated. We describe the case of a 25-year-old female who lived in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, who had recently taken touristic trips to several rural areas in Southeastern Brazil and was diagnosed post-mortem. During the hospitalization in a hospital reference for the treatment of COVID-19, the patient developed acute respiratory failure, with chest radiographic changes, and died due to refractory shock. The ultrasound-guided minimally invasive autopsy diagnosed VL (macrophages containing amastigote forms of Leishmania in the spleen, liver and bone marrow), as well as pneumonia and bloodstream infection by gram-negative bacilli. (VL vectorborne vector borne trypanosomatids 9 countries poverty 5000090000 50 000 90 50,000–90,00 worldwide world fever hepatosplenomegaly pancytopenia multiorgan multi organ failure untreated 25yearold yearold 25 year old Paulo postmortem. postmortem post mortem. mortem post-mortem COVID19, COVID19 COVID 19, 19 COVID-19 changes shock ultrasoundguided ultrasound guided macrophages spleen marrow, marrow , marrow) gramnegative gram negative bacilli 500009000 5 00 50,000–90,0 2 COVID1 1 COVID-1 50000900 0 50,000–90, COVID- 5000090 50,000–90 500009 50,000–9 50000 50,000– 5000 50,000 500 50,00 50,0 50,