Molecular Evaluation of a Case of Visceral Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania tropica in southwestern Iran

We describe a case of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) due to Leishmania tropica in a 50-year-old Iranian man lived in a VL-endemic area in southwest of Iran. The patient presented with a 3-month history of fever and splenomegaly. Clinical signs and serological findings were suggestive of VL. Spleen bio...

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Main Authors: Bahador SARKARI, Niloofar BAVARSAD AHMADPOUR, Abdolali MOSHFE, Homa HAJJARAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/821