Will We be Helped from Abroad? A Case of Visceral Leishmaniasisis in Crimea
The article presents a case of non-endemic, rare disease in the Crimea - the visceral form of leishmaniasis in 11-month-old child, which clinically occurs with prolonged fever, hepatolienal syndrome with manifestations of hepatitis, anemia, thrombocytopenia. Establishing final definitive diagnosis w...
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Zaslavsky O.Yu.,
2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | The article presents a case of non-endemic, rare disease in the Crimea - the visceral form of leishmaniasis in 11-month-old child, which clinically occurs with prolonged fever, hepatolienal syndrome with manifestations of hepatitis, anemia, thrombocytopenia. Establishing final definitive diagnosis was preceded by diagnoses: acute intestinal infection, salmonellosis, hepatitis, fever of unknown origin, cytomegalovirus infection. The final diagnosis - visceral leishmaniasis was made in Israel by the results of liver biopsy with the discovery of Leishman - Donovan bodies. The child was treated with AmBisome (liposomal amphotericin B). After the treatment the child with his recovery returned to Ukraine. It is suggested that the above incident was a manifestation of the course of multicomponent non-cyclic infectious process. |
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| Item Description: | 2224-0551 2307-1168 10.22141/2224-0551.8.51.2013.85108 |