Splenic Granulomatous Lesions in Immunocompetent Pediatric Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 33 (11), 865-867
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540110027141
Abstract
Visceral focal lesions are rarely encountered in patients with leishmaniasis despite the fact that splenomegaly, and to a lesser extent hepatomegaly, predominate among the clinical features of the disease. We present, using high resolution ultrasonography, the first 3 reported cases of focal splenic involvement in immunocompetent children with visceral leishmaniasis. All patients showed a prompt response to the conventional anti-leishmanial treatment administered. This favorable outcome indicates that localized splenic lesions should not be considered as a poor prognostic factor and that alteration of the standard anti-leishmanial regimens is not justified.Keywords
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