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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Dorsal Skin of Hamsters: a Useful Model for the Screening of Antileishmanial Drugs
Published on: April 21, 2012
[Leishmaniasis with cutaneous and visceral involvement in a 13-month old boy]
E Landmann1, C Bogdan, N Donhauser
1Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde, Abt. Allgemeine Pädiatrie und Neonatologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen. Eva.Landmann@paediat.med.uni-giessen.de
Abstract:
Leishmaniasis is an anthropozoonosis caused by infection with leishmania parasites with either cutaneous, mucosal or visceral (kala-azar) involvement. While the benign cutaneous form is self-limited death occurs in approximately 80% of children with kala-azar when untreated. The diagnosis of kala-azar should not be missed in children presenting with fever, hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia especially with a history of sand fly bites. We report the case of a 13-month-old boy with both cutaneous and visceral involvement.
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