Leishmania donovani bodies in bone marrow
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KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE We report a case of a 5-year-old female, resident of Afghanistan, who presented with fever and massive splenomegaly. Bone marrow revealed Leishmania donovani bodies (LD bodies) in macrophages characterized by a kinetoplast and characteristic double dot appearance. She was diagnosed as visceral leishmaniasis which is transmitted by sandflies (Phlebotomus).
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014