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Oral miltefosine for Indian visceral leishmaniasis. [PDF]

, 2002
BACKGROUND: There are 500,000 cases per year of visceral leishmaniasis, which occurs primarily in the Indian subcontinent. Almost all untreated patients die, and all the effective agents have been parenteral.
Berman, Jonathan, Thakur, C. P., Sundar, Shyam, Junge, Klaus, Thakur, CP, Bryceson, Anthony, Engel, Juergen, Sindermann, Herbert, Jha, TK, Jha, T. K., Fischer, Christina   +10 more
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Perceived quality of life among Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV coinfected migrant male-workers in Northwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background There is paucity of data on quality of life as a dimension of treatment outcome among Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV coinfected patients. This study sought to explore perceived quality of life among Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV coinfected ...
Mekuriaw Alemayehu, Mamo Wubshet, Nebiyu Mesfin, Abebaw Gebayehu   +3 more
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Leishmaniasis: new approaches to disease control. [PDF]

, 2003
The leishmaniases afflict the world's poorest populations. Among the two million new cases each year in the 88 countries where the disease is endemic (fig 1), it is estimated that 80% earn less than $2 a day.
Croft, Simon L, Sundar, Shyam, Davies, Clive R., Croft, Simon L., Kaye, Paul, Davies, Clive R   +5 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, Masumeh Rassaei, Fatemeh Sari aslani   +2 more
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ANÁLISE DOS FATORES QUE INFLUENCIAM A OCORRÊNCIA DA LEISHMANIOSE VISCERAL HUMANA

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2021
Objective: to analyze the factors that influence the occurrence of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis in the state of Paraíba, Brazil. Methods: ecological study, developed with data from 2012 to 2017, collected in a reference laboratory in the state and in the
Allan Batista Silva, Francisca Inês de Sousa Freitas, Clélia de Alencar Xavier Mota, Maria Eliane Moreira Freire, Hemílio Fernandes Campos Coêlho, Caliandra Maria Bezerra Luna Lima   +5 more
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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, Verde, Francisco A.A. Lima, Veronese, Francisco José V., S. Neto, Augusto, Fuc, Galdino, Verde, Emir M. Lima   +5 more
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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
E M Moore, D N Lockwood
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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, S. B. Chuelov, N. V. Kondratenko, E. V. Tselovalnikova, A. V. Tebenkov, S. V. Kolyagina, N. A. Sokolova, N. V. Nepokulchitskaya   +7 more
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Domestic animals and epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis, Nepal. [PDF]

, 2010
On the Indian subcontinent, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is considered an anthroponosis. To determine possible reasons for its persistence during interepidemic periods, we mapped Leishmania infections among healthy persons and animals in an area of active
Gert Van der Auwera, De Doncker, Simonne, Khanal, Basudha, Speybroeck, Niko, Jean-Claude Dujardin, Bhattarai, N. R., Picado, Albert, Ostyn, B., Dujardin, J. C., Dujardin, Jean-Claude, Niko Speybroeck, Dujardin, Jean Claude, Clive Davies, Davies, C., Van der Auwera, G., Boelaert, M., Dirk Berkvens, Narayan Raj Bhattarai, Boelaert, Marleen, Bhattarai, Narayan Raj, Simonne De Doncker, Das, M. L., Das, Murari Lal, Davies, Clive, Rijal, S., Basudha Khanal, Bart Ostyn, Marc Coosemans, Khanal, B., Picado, A., Coosemans, Marc, Albert Picado, Marleen Boelaert, Berkvens, Dirk, Coosemans, M., Speybroeck, N., Van der Auwera, Gert, Rijal, Suman, De Doncker, S., Berkvens, D., Ostyn, Bart, Murari Lal Das, Suman Rijal   +42 more
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Human visceral leishmaniasis and relationship with vector and canine control measures

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2018
OBJECTIVE Estimate the coverage of control measures of visceral leishmaniasis and relate them with the occurrence of human visceral leishmaniasis in endemic urban area.
Danielle Nunes Carneiro Castro Costa, Patricia Marques Moralejo Bermudi, Lilian Aparecida Colebrusco Rodas, Caris Maroni Nunes, Roberto Mitsuyoshi Hiramoto, José Eduardo Tolezano, Rafael Silva Cipriano, Graziela Cândido Diniz Cardoso, Cláudia Torres Codeço, Francisco Chiaravalloti Neto   +9 more
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