Visceral leishmaniasis: a case report |
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| Authors: | P Suttinont C Thammanichanont N Chantarakul |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pathology and Medicine, Maharat Nakhonratchasima Hospital, Nakhonratchasima Province, Thailand. |
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| Abstract: | Visceral leishmaniasis is diagnosed in a Thai worker returning home from the Middle East. A 39-year-old Thai male who had abdominal swelling, weight loss, hepatosplenomegaly and hyperglobulinemia, was diagnosed by demonstration of organism in liver biopsy and bone marrow aspiration specimen. Amphotericin B was administered in this case. |
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