title: [Visceral leishmaniasis in Algeria (author's transl)].
abstract: A clinical description of visceral leishmaniasis often observed in algerian children; the biological data and the question of diagnosis are studied and the author's experience of treatment and prophylaxis is given.
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria; D001179:Arthropod Vectors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007223:Infant; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000469:parasitology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008536:Meglumine; D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: La leishmaniose viscérale en Algérie.