title: A father and son with visceral leishmaniasis. A description of the pediatric case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Division, Martini Hospital, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonomi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crosato
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gomirato
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urbino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zoppo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male