title: [Severe forms of liver involvement in visceral leishmaniasis. Apropos of 7 cases].
abstract: In a series of 180 cases of Kala-azar, hepatic involvement was found in 16 patients. The authors report 7 cases of severe hepatitis with cytolysis, cholestasis and liver failure. These patients presented with high triglyceride, low cholesterol and low alpha-lipoprotein blood levels. The authors suggest that an activation of the mononuclear phagocyte system might explain these abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie, Hôpital d'Enfants Bad-Saadoun, Tunis.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khaldi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bennaceur
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben Othman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Achouri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ayachi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Regaieg
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Les formes sévères d'atteinte hépatique au cours de la leishmaniose viscérale. A propos de 7 cas.