title: [Visceral leishmaniasis: a study of 15 cases].
abstract: We report 15 cases of visceral leishmaniasis in adults, diagnosed by visualization of the parasite in 14 of them and in one case, based on clinic, serology and good response to treatment. Thirteen patients developed an acute clinical state and two patients, a subacute-chronic state. All of them had fever, half of them, a constitutional syndrome and 12, visceromegaly. Fifteen had anemia, 13, leukopenia and 10, thrombopenia. Serology was positive in 75% of cases. All patients were treated with meglumine antimoniate. No adverse effects were observed and in 14 patients, the treatment was successful. There were no recurrences. A patient died due to septic shock by Pneumococcus with DCI.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laguna
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gazapo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Enriquez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puente
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: García Aguado
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: González Lahoz
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000965:Antimony / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012698:Serologic Tests; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D000965:Antimony
vernacular_title: Leishmaniasis visceral: estudio de 15 casos.