VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS AFTER CARDIAC-SURGERY

被引:30
作者
CUMMINS, D
AMIN, S
HALIL, O
CHIODINI, PL
HEWITT, PE
RADLEYSMITH, R
机构
[1] HAREFIELD HOSP,DEPT PAEDIAT CARDIOL,HAREFIELD UB9 6JH,MIDDX,ENGLAND
[2] HOSP TROP DIS,LONDON NW1 0PE,ENGLAND
[3] N LONDON BLOOD TRANSFUS CTR,COLINDALE,ENGLAND
关键词
LEISHMANIASIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC SURGERY;
D O I
10.1136/adc.72.3.235
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
An English child developed visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) after cardiac surgery. Neither he nor his mother had ever been out of the UK, and his disease was probably transmitted by blood transfusion. Kala-azar should be considered in patients with unexplained fever and hepatosplenomegaly, even if there is no history of foreign travel.
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页码:235 / 236
页数:2
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