First Report of Kala-azar from Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a sever disease that is prevalent in Iran. We report a case of VL in a 3.5 year-old boy. Prolonged fever, chill, abdominal distention, and weight loss were important symptoms. Blood count showed pancytopenia and hypohemoglobinemia. Specific anti-leishmanial antibodies...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2006-12-01
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| author | M Fakhar Q Asgari MH Motazedian M Mohebali GhR Hatam AV Alborzi |
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| description | Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a sever disease that is prevalent in Iran. We report a case of VL in a 3.5 year-old boy. Prolonged fever, chill, abdominal distention, and weight loss were important symptoms. Blood count showed pancytopenia and hypohemoglobinemia. Specific anti-leishmanial antibodies were detected by serological test (IFAT, DAT) but no Leishman body was observed in bone marrow. However, a 145 bp band of KDNA belong to L. infantum was detected by PCR method. Glucantime was administered and treatment was well tolerated. This is the first report of VL from Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1ee0d8556914205b78ec9ac5bfac8132022-12-21T22:44:49ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Parasitology1735-70202008-238X2006-12-0111First Report of Kala-azar from Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf M Fakhar0 Q Asgari1 MH Motazedian2 M Mohebali3 GhR Hatam4 AV Alborzi5 Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a sever disease that is prevalent in Iran. We report a case of VL in a 3.5 year-old boy. Prolonged fever, chill, abdominal distention, and weight loss were important symptoms. Blood count showed pancytopenia and hypohemoglobinemia. Specific anti-leishmanial antibodies were detected by serological test (IFAT, DAT) but no Leishman body was observed in bone marrow. However, a 145 bp band of KDNA belong to L. infantum was detected by PCR method. Glucantime was administered and treatment was well tolerated. This is the first report of VL from Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf.https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/9 |
| spellingShingle | M Fakhar Q Asgari MH Motazedian M Mohebali GhR Hatam AV Alborzi First Report of Kala-azar from Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf Iranian Journal of Parasitology |
| title | First Report of Kala-azar from Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf |
| title_full | First Report of Kala-azar from Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf |
| title_fullStr | First Report of Kala-azar from Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Report of Kala-azar from Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf |
| title_short | First Report of Kala-azar from Qeshm Island in Persian Gulf |
| title_sort | first report of kala azar from qeshm island in persian gulf |
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