title: Visceral childhood leishmaniasis in Kağizman, eastern Turkey: a new endemic area.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. buyukavci@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buyukavci
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karacan
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akdag
mesh_terms: 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