A father and son with visceral leishmaniasis. A description of the pediatric case.
The paper reports a case of a 6-year-old boy affected by visceral leishmaniasis. In addition to clinical and anamnestic findings, diagnosis was made on the basis of the rapid increase in the titer of anti-Leishmania antibodies (16-fold), while the marrow smear was negative. A complete recovery was obtained using antimonial drugs.
Bonomi
A
A
Pediatrics Division, Martini Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Crosato
M
M
Gomirato
G
G
Rossi
E
E
Urbino
A
A
Zoppo
M
M
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male