title: Visceral leishmaniasis in two brothers; diagnostic dilemma due to hemophagocytic syndrome.
abstract: Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), a systemic infection of the reticuloendotherlial system, is caused by a parasitic infection. The co-occurrence of VL and hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) has been previously reported in several studies. In this report we present two cases of HPS and VL among members of the same family.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Soheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khalilzadeh
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hassanzad
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Elaheh Heydarian
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Fard
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Atosa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dorudinia
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali Akabr
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Velayati
keywords: Bone marrow aspiration; Endemic; Hemophagocytosis; Visceral leishmaniasis