Visceral leishmaniasis after cardiac surgery.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An English child developed visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) after cardiac surgery. Neither he nor his mother had ever been out of the UK, and his disease was probably transmitted by blood transfusion. Kala-azar should be considered in patients with unexplained fever and hepatosplenomegaly, even if there is no history of foreign travel.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Transfusion
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral