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Kala-azar in a Brazilian child

We report the case of a six-year-old Brazilian girl referred for splenomegaly who first presented with fever, asthenia, and weight loss. Geographical location, clinical exam, and blood laboratories suggested kala-azar. Serology confirmed kala-azar diagnosis, but direct evidence of the parasites was...

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Autores principales: Meunier, Yann A., Hole, Michael K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24765289
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e27