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Skin maculae, chronic diarrhea, cachexia, and splenomegaly—Late presentation of the first autochthonous case of visceral leishmaniasis in Tanzania
A 20-year-old man from Simanjiro district in northern Tanzania presented with a 3-year history of splenomegaly, fatigue, cachexia, skin maculae, and recent onset of watery diarrhea at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Northern Tanzania. Due to laboratory findings of pancytopenia, diagno...
Autores principales: | Henke, Oliver, Mapendo, Priscus John, Mremi, Alex, Mmbaga, Lilian Gasper, Pallangyo, Angela Elisha, Harbaum, Thomas, Mkwizu, Elifuraha |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7808674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33444339 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008925 |
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