Recurrent kala-azar: report of two cured cases after total splenectomy

ABSTRACT In Latin America, the causative agent of kala-azar is the intracellular protozoan Leishmania infantum. Most cases in South America are reported in Brazil. Worldwide, it mainly affects Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, South Sudan and Sudan. Despite the high morbidity and lethality of kala-azar,...

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Main Authors: Luis Gustavo Cavalcante Reinaldo, Raimundo José Cunha Araújo Júnior, Thiago Melo Diniz, Rafael de Deus Moura, Dorcas Lamounier Costa, Kelsen Dantas Eulálio, Carlos Henrique Nery Costa
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Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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