Kala-azar as a cause of disseminated intravascular coagulation.
With our present day highly mobile population, the diagnosis of kala-azar must be considered in any patient presenting with fever, enlarged liver and spleen, anemia and leukopenia who has visited a region where this disease is endemic, particularly since the incubation period may be as long as a year. We report a case in which disseminated intravascular coagulation was an unusual complication.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications*