Intraretinal hemorrhage associated with visceral leishmaniasis
ABSTRACT Visceral Leishmaniasis, also know as Kala-azar, is a parasitic tropical disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania donovani. It is an endemic disease in many countries. It affects approximately 1,5 million people every year, and when associated with mal-nutrition and co-infection it...
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| author | Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de Aragão Ieda Maria A. Barreira Leidiane Alexandre Pereira Barbara Lorena A. Arrais Francisco Holanda Oliveira Neto Everton Fernandes Vieira de Almeida André Jucá Machado |
| author_facet | Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de Aragão Ieda Maria A. Barreira Leidiane Alexandre Pereira Barbara Lorena A. Arrais Francisco Holanda Oliveira Neto Everton Fernandes Vieira de Almeida André Jucá Machado |
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| description | ABSTRACT Visceral Leishmaniasis, also know as Kala-azar, is a parasitic tropical disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania donovani. It is an endemic disease in many countries. It affects approximately 1,5 million people every year, and when associated with mal-nutrition and co-infection it may be fatal. Fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia is its typical clinical picture. Ocular manifestations of Kalaazar are relatively rare and can affect either anterior or posterior segment of the eye. We report a patient with kala-azar presenting intraretinal hemorrhages that regress completely after the successful treatment for visceral leishmaniasis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40383b22850a496f90f17c9411df9a3b2022-12-21T17:30:48ZengSociedade Brasileira de OftalmologiaRevista Brasileira de Oftalmologia1982-85512015-12-0174639339510.5935/0034-7280.20150083S0034-72802015000600393Intraretinal hemorrhage associated with visceral leishmaniasisRicardo Evangelista Marrocos de AragãoIeda Maria A. BarreiraLeidiane Alexandre PereiraBarbara Lorena A. ArraisFrancisco Holanda Oliveira NetoEverton Fernandes Vieira de AlmeidaAndré Jucá MachadoABSTRACT Visceral Leishmaniasis, also know as Kala-azar, is a parasitic tropical disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania donovani. It is an endemic disease in many countries. It affects approximately 1,5 million people every year, and when associated with mal-nutrition and co-infection it may be fatal. Fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia is its typical clinical picture. Ocular manifestations of Kalaazar are relatively rare and can affect either anterior or posterior segment of the eye. We report a patient with kala-azar presenting intraretinal hemorrhages that regress completely after the successful treatment for visceral leishmaniasis.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802015000600393&lng=en&tlng=enLeishmaniose visceralRetinaMácula lúteaPancitopeniaHemorragia retiniana |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de Aragão Ieda Maria A. Barreira Leidiane Alexandre Pereira Barbara Lorena A. Arrais Francisco Holanda Oliveira Neto Everton Fernandes Vieira de Almeida André Jucá Machado Intraretinal hemorrhage associated with visceral leishmaniasis Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia Leishmaniose visceral Retina Mácula lútea Pancitopenia Hemorragia retiniana |
| title | Intraretinal hemorrhage associated with visceral leishmaniasis |
| title_full | Intraretinal hemorrhage associated with visceral leishmaniasis |
| title_fullStr | Intraretinal hemorrhage associated with visceral leishmaniasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intraretinal hemorrhage associated with visceral leishmaniasis |
| title_short | Intraretinal hemorrhage associated with visceral leishmaniasis |
| title_sort | intraretinal hemorrhage associated with visceral leishmaniasis |
| topic | Leishmaniose visceral Retina Mácula lútea Pancitopenia Hemorragia retiniana |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802015000600393&lng=en&tlng=en |
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