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Case Reports
. 2011 Dec;57(6):493-5.
doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmr024. Epub 2011 Mar 2.

Visceral leishmaniasis in a child infected with the human immunodeficiency virus in a non-endemic region

Ellen Peeters  1 , Stijn Verhulst, Marek Wojciechowski, Erika Vlieghe, Philippe Jorens, Veerle Van Marck, Jose Ramet, Jozef De Dooy
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Visceral leishmaniasis in a child infected with the human immunodeficiency virus in a non-endemic region

Ellen Peeters et al. J Trop Pediatr. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

We reported the case of a boy who fled from Chechnya to Belgium. He was diagnosed with a human immune deficiency virus (HIV)/Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) coinfection. In both countries, the prevalence of HIV-infected children is low and VL is not endemic. Migration of people results in confrontation with diseases that are not frequent in the countries of destination and becomes a challenge for pediatricians.

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