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Immunity to Visceral Leishmaniasis [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2012 Peer ...
Ali, Nahid Ben +3 more
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Immunobiology of visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2012 Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), commonly known as kala-azar, is caused by Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum (Leishmania chagasi in the Americas). These Leishmania species infect macrophages throughout the viscera, and parasites are typically found in the spleen, liver, and bone marrow.
Rajiv Kumar, Susanne Nylén
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Hyponatremia in visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2010 There are few reports linking hyponatremia and visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar). This is a study of 55 consecutive kala-azar patients and 20 normal individuals as a control group. Hyponatremia and serum hypo-osmolality were detected in 100% of kala-azar patients. High first morning urine osmolality (750.0 ± 52.0 vs.
Verde, Frederico A. Lima +5 more
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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2012 Diagnostic advances in visceral leishmaniasis include the development of the rK39 and rK28 rapid diagnostic test. The direct agglutination test is also increasingly used, as well as conventional and real-time polymerase chain reaction, which also performs well on peripheral blood.
van Griensven, J., Diro, E.
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Treatment of visceral leishmaniasis
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2010 The available treatment options for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have problems relating to efficacy, adverse effects and cost, making treatment a complex issue. We review the evidence relating to the different methods of treatment in relation to - efficacy and toxicity of the drugs in different areas of the world; ability to monitor side effects, length
Diana N. J. Lockwood, EM Moore
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Visceral Leishmaniasis in Dogs [PDF]
Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2021 Background: Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is a zoonosis of variable clinical presentation, either in systemic or cutaneous form. Clinical signs include anorexia, ophthalmopathies, and chronic kidney disease. In the state of Santa Catarina, the foci are concentrated in the capital and its adjacencies, in the east side of the state.
Silveira, Nathalia Saynovich Dutra +5 more
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Diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2011 Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease with up to 350 million people at risk of infection worldwide. Among its different clinical manifestations, visceral is the most severe form. Since clinical features of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) mimic several other common diseases, accurate diagnosis is crucial as the treatment is associated with significant ...
Shyam Sundar +3 more
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Presentation of AIDS with Disseminated Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015 Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease in form of visceral (VL), cutaneous (CL), and mucocutaneous (MCL) leishmaniasis. Immunocompromised patients have increased risk of Leishmania infection, especially in endemic areas for visceral leishmaniasis, where
Mohammadali Davarpanah +2 more
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A case of visceral leishmaniasis imported from Armenia
Детские инфекции (Москва), 2023 The relevance of the problem of visceral leishmaniasis is due to the severity of clinical manifestations, as well as the need for immediate etiotropic therapy.
A. L. Rossina +7 more
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Treatment of visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2001 Growing antimony resistance in patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) over last two decades, especially in Indian subcontinent, renders this cheap and easily available drug useless for a vast majority of patients. Use of the second line drug pentamidine isethionate, a toxic drug with declining efficacy, has largely been abandoned.
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