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Successful treatment of visceral leishmaniasis with liposomal amphotericin B
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Successful treatment of visceral leishmaniasis with liposomal amphotericin B
Acta Biomed.
2006.
Abstract
We report a case of a 26-year-old female from Kenya who suffered from intermittent fever of unknown origin for one month. The major findings on admission were pancytopenia associated with considerable splenomegaly. The diagnosis was established by visualisation of amastigotes in bone marrow biopsy and by detection of antibodies to Leishmania spp. in blood. The infection was treated intravenously with liposomal amphotericin B for five days. The patient was afebrile after the first infusion. No relapse was reported.
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