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Kala-azar (visceral Leishmaniasis) from Khotang.
Kala-azar is a chronic infection of reticuloendothelial system caused by flagellated protozoan, leishmania donovani injected into human host by the bite of the sand fly (phlebotomous) previously infected by biting and sucking the blood of a patient of leishmaniasis. It is characterized by irregular fever of long duration, large spleen and liver, anaemia, leucopenia and progressive emaciation. T...
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trunk which spread to the palms and soles over the next few days. On day 5, she developed congestion of conjunctiva and of the oral cavity and on day 7 she had left focal seizures. She was admitted at a local hospital where her investigations revealed a Hb of 7.0 g/dL, a normal leukocyte count, and platelet count of 80,000/cc. Her CSF examination was not done. She received antibiotics and anti ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.784