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Visceral leishmaniasis: an unusual cervical presentation
A M Peachey1, G H Irvine, H White
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
The British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
|October 1, 1994
Summary
Visceral leishmaniasis, an infectious disease, can present rarely with only cervical lymph node enlargement. Increased global travel necessitates awareness of this atypical presentation among clinicians and pathologists.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Parasitology
- Clinical Medicine
Background:
- Visceral leishmaniasis classically presents with fever, anemia, and splenomegaly.
- The disease is caused by Leishmania parasites.
- Endemic areas for leishmaniasis are expanding due to global travel.