HIV-associated visceral leishmaniasis
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vISCERAL LEIShMANIASIS ASSOCIATED hEMOPhAGOCYTIC LYMPhOhISTIOCYTOSIS
www.paediatricstoday.com Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by the dissemination of the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani throughout the reticuloendothelial system. This systemic disease may mimic or lead to several types of hematological disorders including hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Infection associated hemophagocytic syndrome caused by Leishmania is very rare and diffi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1046/j.1198-743x.2001.00262.x