Visceral leishmaniasis after cardiac surgery.
An English child developed visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) after cardiac surgery. Neither he nor his mother had ever been out of the UK, and his disease was probably transmitted by blood transfusion. Kala-azar should be considered in patients with unexplained fever and hepatosplenomegaly, even if there is no history of foreign travel.
Cummins
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Department of Haematology, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex.
Amin
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Halil
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Chiodini
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Hewitt
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Radley-Smith
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D001803:Blood Transfusion; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology