Fever of Unknown Origin and Visceral Leishmaniasis: a Series of 20 Adult Patients

Fever of Unknown Origin and Visceral Leishmaniasis: a Series of 20 Adult Patients

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease frequently seen in Mediterranean countries, including our country, which still constitute a major public health problem. In this study, it was aimed to investigated retrospectively 20 cases diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) among the cases...

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Main Authors: Hüsnü PULLUKÇU, Nevin TURGAY, Meltem IŞIKGÖZ TAŞBAKAN, Deniz AKYOL, Oğuz Reşat SİPAHİ, Tansu YAMAZHAN, Seray ÖZENSOY TÖZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2018-06-01
Series:Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniosis
Hepatosplenomegaly
Fever
Online Access:http://floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2018-23-02-092-094.pdf
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Summary:Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease frequently seen in Mediterranean countries, including our country, which still constitute a major public health problem. In this study, it was aimed to investigated retrospectively 20 cases diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) among the cases referred from different clinics/centers for further examination to our department due to fever of unknown origin in terms of demographic characteristics, underlying diseases, laboratory, clinical data and treatment results between 2007-2017. Adults with chronic systemic diseases are always at risk in endemic regions and VL should be considered in differential diagnosis, particularly in cases of fever of unknown origin.
ISSN:1300-932X
1300-932X

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