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Mahamaya Sharma1, Ashwini Malhotra
1Department of Pathology, Central Hospital, South Eastern Railway, Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. sdmopath@ser.railnet.gov.in
Abstract:
A patient presented with isolated, soft to firm, inguinal swelling since childhood clinically thought to be a benign lipomatous lesion. Fine-needle aspiration of the swelling revealed amastigote form of Leishmania donovani in a background of reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. Excision of the swelling resulted in reversal of positive Aldehyde test. Isolated leishmanial lymphadenopathy in an immunocompetent person, is a rare manifestation of leishmaniasis in India. The possible role of transplacental transmission is discussed.
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