[Visceral leishmaniasis in children. A study of hospitalized cases from 1974 to 1988 at the Children's Hospital in Tunis].
The authors reported 122 cases of kala-azar admitted at Tunisian Children's hospital between 1974 and 1988. This affection was concerned male child and 78% of cases were aged less than 3 years old. The clinical feature was pallor, fever and splenomegaly. The diagnosis of kala-azar was established by serological test. The death rate was 8%.
Khaldi
F
F
Hôpital d'Enfants de Tunis, Tunisie, Bad Saadoun.
Achouri
E
E
Gharbi
A
A
Debbabi
A
A
Ben Naceur
B
B
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000965:Antimony / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D000965:Antimony
Leishmaniose viscerale de l'enfant. Etude des cas hospitalisés de 1974 à 1988 à l'Hôpital d'Enfants de Tunis.