Rising visceral leishmaniasis in Holy Himalayas (Uttarakhand, India) – A cross-sectional hospital-based study

Rising visceral leishmaniasis in Holy Himalayas (Uttarakhand, India) – A cross-sectional hospital-based study

Background: Apart from the rarity of the visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases in high altitude (>2000 ft), the combination triad of VL, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) syndrome, and Himalayas is rarely being reported. Here, we studied the triad in the Himalayan region, attending a single te...

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Main Authors: Sweety Kumari, Piyush Dhawan, Prasan Kumar Panda, Mukesh Bairwa, Venkatesh S Pai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
endemicity
hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (hlh) syndrome
high altitude
kala-azar
ld bodies
liver injury
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=3;spage=1362;epage=1369;aulast=Kumari

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