bone marrow negative visceral leishmaniasis in an adolescent male.
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visceral leishmaniasis or kala azar is endemic in certain regions of india. in endemic areas, the con-stellation of fever, progressive weight loss, weakness, pronounced splenomegaly, anemia, leukopenia, and hypergammaglobulinemia is highly suggestive of visceral leishmaniasis. demonstration of the parasite in liver, splenic or bone marrow aspirates is confirmatory. we present a case in which leishmania donovani (ld) bodies were demonstrated on splenic aspirate. we were unable to demon-strate ld bodies on bone marrow aspiration.
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iranian journal of parasitologyجلد ۸، شماره ۱، صفحات ۱۸۲-۱۸۵
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