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Case Report

Kala-Azar in a Brazilian Child

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Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Stanford, CA, USA
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Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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Clin. Pract. 2011, 1(2), e27; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e27
Submission received: 30 March 2011 / Revised: 30 March 2011 / Accepted: 15 April 2011 / Published: 26 April 2011

Abstract

We report the case of a six-year-old Brazilian girl referred for splenomegaly who first presented with fever, asthenia, and weight loss. Geographical location, clinical exam, and blood laboratories suggested kalaazar. Serology confirmed kala-azar diagnosis, but direct evidence of the parasites was not made. A treatment by meglumine antimoniate is given under hospital surveillance for two weeks. Thereupon, the patient is asymptomatic and all tests are normal.
Keywords: Kala-azar; Brazil; visceral leishmaniasis; Leishmania Donovani Kala-azar; Brazil; visceral leishmaniasis; Leishmania Donovani

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Meunier, Y.A.; Hole, M.K. Kala-Azar in a Brazilian Child. Clin. Pract. 2011, 1, e27. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e27

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Meunier, Yann A., and Michael K. Hole. 2011. "Kala-Azar in a Brazilian Child" Clinics and Practice 1, no. 2: e27. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e27

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Meunier, Y. A., & Hole, M. K. (2011). Kala-Azar in a Brazilian Child. Clinics and Practice, 1(2), e27. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e27

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