title: [A case of visceral leishmaniasis].
abstract: A case of leishmaniasis (L. donovani) in a five year-old girl from Acatlan, State of Puebla, Mexico, is reported. She had had a 4-month history of malaise with 39 degrees C intermittent fever, hyporexia and a weight loss of 7 kg. She had spleen enlargement, and blood pancytopenia. A bone marrow study showed the Leishmania amastigotes; a positive blood culture on NNN media (Novy-Nicolle-MacNeal) confirmed the presence of promastigotes. A complete remission was achieved with methylglucamine. We present a review of the Mexican literature concerning visceral leishmaniasis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Parasitología Clínica, Hospital Universitario de Puebla.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cruz-López
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tamariz-Cruz
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gándara-Ramírez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rojas-Domínguez
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cárdenas-Perea
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D008536:Meglumine