Neglected Human Fascioliasis Case in a Visceral Leishmaniasis Endemic Area, North-Western Iran

"nArdabil Province, northwestern Iran, is endemic for visceral leishmaniasis of Mediterranean type from many years ago. This situation might cause to underestimate other important diseases, which occur spo­radically within the same area. In this case, a 6-year-old male patient in this a...

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Main Authors: Gh Mowlavi (Author), S Mamishi (Author), MB Rokni (Author), I Mobedi (Author), MJ Gharaguzlo (Author), K Ashrafi (Author), S Mas-Coma (Author)
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Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:"nArdabil Province, northwestern Iran, is endemic for visceral leishmaniasis of Mediterranean type from many years ago. This situation might cause to underestimate other important diseases, which occur spo­radically within the same area. In this case, a 6-year-old male patient in this area was treated as in­fected with visceral leishmaniasis initially with seropositive result for visceral leishmaniasis. After­wards, histo­pathological study of crashed material and tissue sections surprisingly revealed numer­ous liver fascio­lid fluke eggs. This case demonstrates that in an area endemic for a given parasito­ses, other im­portant infectious diseases must be considered as well.
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