Misleading forms of visceral leishmaniasis in children. Apropos of 5 cases

Misleading forms of visceral leishmaniasis in children. Apropos of 5 cases

The authors report the cases of five children in whom kala-azar was undiagnosed at first instance. In these cases, the diagnosis was misled because of incomplete features (lack of fever, splenomegaly or hypergammaglobulinemia) an associated disease (hydatic cyst of the liver) or a complication domin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Médecine tropicale 1991-07, Vol.51 (3), p.289-292
Hauptverfasser: Ben Becher, S, Zaafouri, M, Ghram, N, Hammami, E, Khiari, S, Boudhina, T
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:fre
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Antimony - therapeutic use
Antiprotozoal Agents - therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Portal - diagnosis
Infant
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - diagnosis
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - drug therapy
Male
Meglumine - therapeutic use
Organometallic Compounds - therapeutic use
Superinfection - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:The authors report the cases of five children in whom kala-azar was undiagnosed at first instance. In these cases, the diagnosis was misled because of incomplete features (lack of fever, splenomegaly or hypergammaglobulinemia) an associated disease (hydatic cyst of the liver) or a complication dominating the clinical pattern (septicemia, staphylococcus respiratory infection). In one case, the patient was explored in order to diagnose portal hypertension.
ISSN:0025-682X