[Visceral leishmaniasis in an infant in Brittany: discussion on the modes of transmission out endemic zones].
The case of a 13 month-old-boy with visceral leishmaniasis acquired in Brittany, a region of France where leishmaniasis is not endemic, is presented. The mode of contamination remains unclear, although a transfusional origin through blood transfusions during the neonatal period appears the most likely.
Service de pédiatrie-génétique médicale, CHU Pontchaillou, Rennes, France.
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Mauny
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Blanchot
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Degeilh
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Dabadie
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Guiguen
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Roussey
D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010419:Pentamidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
D010419:Pentamidine; D008536:Meglumine