title: [Visceral leishmaniasis in childhood (author's transl)].
abstract: Authors present six cases of kala-azar in children under six years of age observed in the province of Seville, during a three year period. Ethiologic, clinical, evolutive and therapeutic aspects of this illness are analized. Two of the patients presented jaundice, in which a liver-spleen scan was performed and nothing else but the hepato-splenomegaly was found, as it was described in a previous case. Importance of visualizing leishmanias by bone marrow puncture for a true diagnosis is remarked.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium; D005944:Glucosamine
vernacular_title: El Kala-azar en la infancia. Estudio en la provincia de Sevilla.