Visceral leishmaniasis in pregnancy: a case report

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in the island of São Luis, State of Maranhão, Brazil. Despite an increase in the number of VL cases, the frequency of the disease is low among pregnant women. We present here the case of a pregnant woman followed up by our group, who was treated with amphoteric...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta tropica 2003-09, Vol.88 (1), p.39-43
Hauptverfasser:	Caldas, Arlene J.M., Costa, Jackson M.L., Gama, Mônica E.A., Ramos, Eduardo A.G., Barral, Aldina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Amphotericin B - therapeutic use Antiprotozoal Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Brazil Female Human protozoal diseases Humans Infectious diseases Leishmania chagasi Leishmaniasis, Visceral - blood Leishmaniasis, Visceral - drug therapy Leishmaniasis, Visceral - physiopathology Leshmaniasis Medical sciences Parasitic diseases Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - blood Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - drug therapy Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - physiopathology Protozoal diseases Tropical medicine Visceral leishmaniasis
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Zusammenfassung:	Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in the island of São Luis, State of Maranhão, Brazil. Despite an increase in the number of VL cases, the frequency of the disease is low among pregnant women. We present here the case of a pregnant woman followed up by our group, who was treated with amphotericin B with excellent outcome.
ISSN:	0001-706X 1873-6254
DOI:	10.1016/S0001-706X(03)00160-8