Progressive visceral leishmaniasis misdiagnosed as cirrhosis of the liver: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Visceral leishmaniasis is a potentially life-threatening infectious disease which is caused by parasites of the genus <it>Leishmania</it> and characterized in most cases by the presence of fever as well as signs and sym...

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Main Authors: Giannitrapani Lydia, Soresi Maurizio, La Spada Emanuele, Tripodo Claudio, Montalto Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/7265