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visceral leishmaniasis
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visceral leishmaniasis [′vis·ə·rəl ‚lēsh·mə′nī·ə·səs]
(medicine)
A severe, generalized, and often fatal infection, caused by any of three pathogenic hemoflagellates of the genusLeishmania, affecting organs rich in endothelial cells; accompanied by fever, spleen and liver enlargement, anemia, leukopenia, skin pigmentation, and changes in plasma protein.
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Ozellikle aksamlari ve geceleri yukselen atesinin olmasi ve Kars ilinin Kagizman ilcesinde ikamet etmesi nedeniyle hastada kala-azar (visseral leishmaniasis) olabilecegi dusunulerek, yatisinin ikinci gununde kemik iligi aspirasyonu yapildi.
A child with fever, hepatosplenomegaly, weight loss and anemia/Ates, ... by Isikay, Sedat; Buyukavci, Mustafa; Tan, Huseyin; Ulker, Dondu; Orbak, Zerrin / Journal of Pediatric Infection
Kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) is relatively rarely encountered in returning travellers.
Parasitic infections often present with nonspecific symptoms by Grobusch, Martin P.; Menezes, Colin N. / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
Nepal is a disease-endemic area for many vector-borne diseases, including malaria, kala-azar, Japanese encephalitis, and lymphatic filariasis.
Identification of all dengue serotypes in Nepal by Malla, Sarala; Thakur, Garib D.; Shrestha, Sanjaya K.; Banjeree, Manas K.; Thapa, Laxmi B.; Gongal, / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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