Visceral childhood leishmaniasis in Kağizman, eastern Turkey: a new endemic area.
Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in some areas of Turkey; however, it has not been reported previously from the eastern part of the country. We reviewed 21 cases of visceral leishmaniasis admitted from eastern Turkey, 60% of whom were from the same region, Kağizman.
Buyukavci
Mustafa
M
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. buyukavci@hotmail.com
Karacan
Mehmet
M
Tan
Huseyin
H
Akdag
Recep
R
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology