A rare hematological complication of visceral leishmaniasis: hemophagocytic syndrome
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Hemophagocytic syndrome: A misleading complication of visceral leishmaniasis in children--a series of 12 cases.
OBJECTIVE To describe the difficulties in diagnosing visceral leishmaniasis (VL) when revealed by hemophagocytic syndrome (HS) in young children. DESIGN Retrospective study of patients identified over a 17-year period in French pediatric units. RESULTS This series comprises 12 cases of VL that were either revealed (n = 11) or complicated (on starting treatment with antimony salts [n = 1]) b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cukurova Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0250-5150
DOI: 10.17826/cutf.147101