Splenectomy for Visceral Leishmaniasis Out of an Endemic Region: A Case Report and Literature Review

Visceral leishmaniasis (also known as kala-azar) is characterized by fever, weight loss, swelling of the spleen and liver, and pancytopenia. If it is not treated, the fatality rate in developing countries can be as high as 100% within 2 years. In a high risk situation for perioperative bleeding due...

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Autores principales: Lekic, Nebojsa, Tadic, Boris, Djordjevic, Vladimir, Basaric, Dragan, Micev, Marjan, Vucelic, Dragica, Mitrovic, Milica, Grubor, Nikola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8875283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35208507
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020184

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8875283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35208507
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020184

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