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Atypical Manifestations of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Children

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


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015, Vol. 3 No. 11, 359-361
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-3-11-3
Copyright © 2015 Science and Education Publishing

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Estibaliz Valdeolmillos, Belén Borrell, Francisco J. Merino, Begoña Corral, 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.

Correspondence to: Cristina  Calvo, Department of Pediatrics, Severo Ochoa Hospital, Leganés, Madrid, Spain. Email: ccalvorey@ono.com

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.

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