Visceral Leishmaniasis in a UK Toddler following a Short Trip to a Popular Holiday Destination in Spain
We herein present the case of a 15-month-old with visceral leishmaniasis diagnosed in the UK following a short trip to a popular holiday destination in Spain. Four months after the initial symptoms, the diagnosis was made incidentally on microscopy of a bone marrow biopsy taken for suspected haemato...
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| description | We herein present the case of a 15-month-old with visceral leishmaniasis diagnosed in the UK following a short trip to a popular holiday destination in Spain. Four months after the initial symptoms, the diagnosis was made incidentally on microscopy of a bone marrow biopsy taken for suspected haematological malignancy after the child developed hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopaenia, and Klebsiella pneumoniae septicaemia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5316d54baa934e67bc309c637bde0ec82025-02-03T01:11:26ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332014-01-01201410.1155/2014/537052537052Visceral Leishmaniasis in a UK Toddler following a Short Trip to a Popular Holiday Destination in SpainNeda Minakaran0Talha Soorma1Shamez N. Ladhani2The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, Magdala Avenue, London N19 5NF, UKBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Turner Street, London E1 2AD, UKSt. George’s Hospital NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UKWe herein present the case of a 15-month-old with visceral leishmaniasis diagnosed in the UK following a short trip to a popular holiday destination in Spain. Four months after the initial symptoms, the diagnosis was made incidentally on microscopy of a bone marrow biopsy taken for suspected haematological malignancy after the child developed hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopaenia, and Klebsiella pneumoniae septicaemia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/537052 |
| spellingShingle | Neda Minakaran Talha Soorma Shamez N. Ladhani Visceral Leishmaniasis in a UK Toddler following a Short Trip to a Popular Holiday Destination in Spain Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Visceral Leishmaniasis in a UK Toddler following a Short Trip to a Popular Holiday Destination in Spain |
| title_full | Visceral Leishmaniasis in a UK Toddler following a Short Trip to a Popular Holiday Destination in Spain |
| title_fullStr | Visceral Leishmaniasis in a UK Toddler following a Short Trip to a Popular Holiday Destination in Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visceral Leishmaniasis in a UK Toddler following a Short Trip to a Popular Holiday Destination in Spain |
| title_short | Visceral Leishmaniasis in a UK Toddler following a Short Trip to a Popular Holiday Destination in Spain |
| title_sort | visceral leishmaniasis in a uk toddler following a short trip to a popular holiday destination in spain |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/537052 |
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