title: [Visceral leishmaniasis in children. A study of hospitalized cases from 1974 to 1988 at the Children's Hospital in Tunis].
abstract: 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%.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital d'Enfants de Tunis, Tunisie, Bad Saadoun.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khaldi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Achouri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gharbi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Debbabi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ben Naceur
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D000965:Antimony
vernacular_title: Leishmaniose viscerale de l'enfant. Etude des cas hospitalisés de 1974 à 1988 à l'Hôpital d'Enfants de Tunis.