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American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015, 3(11), 359-361
DOI: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-11-3
Case Report

Atypical Manifestations of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Children

Estibaliz Valdeolmillos1, Belén Borrell1, Francisco J. Merino2, Begoña Corral3 and Cristina Calvo1,

1Department of Pediatrics, Severo Ochoa Hospital, Leganés, Madrid, Spain

2Department of Microbiology, Severo Ochoa Hospital, Leganés, Madrid, Spain

3Department of Radiology, Severo Ochoa Hospital, Leganés, Madrid, Spain

Pub. Date: October 08, 2015
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Estibaliz Valdeolmillos, Belén Borrell, Francisco J. Merino, Begoña Corral and Cristina Calvo. Atypical Manifestations of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Children. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(11):359-361. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-11-3

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is an endemic parasitic disease caused predominantly, in its Mediterranean type, by Leishmania infantum. Fever and splenomegaly are the most common clinical manifestations, detected in more than 80% of patients. We present two cases with atypical manifestations, without fever and with spleen nodules in the context of an outbreak of VL in Spain.

Keywords

visceral lesihmaniasis, infants, splenomegaly, spleen nodule

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