Liver-spleen scintiscan in kala-azar: case report.
Massive splenomegaly was found in a liver-spleen scan in a young man from Greece. Kala-azar was suggested as a possible cause and was confirmed by culturing Leishmania donovani from the bone marrow aspirate. The differential diagnosis of massive splenomegaly should include kala-azar when a patient has been in an endemic area.
D000328:Adult; D003102:Colloids; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium
D003102:Colloids; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium