Visceral leishmaniasis: a study of 15 cases
Laguna, F.; Gazapo, E.; Martínez, P.; Enriquez, A.; Puente, S.; García Aguado, C.; González Lahoz, J.M.
Anales de Medicina Interna 9(4): 161-164
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0212-7199 PMID: 1581449 Document Number: 389250
We report 15 cases of visceral leishmaniasis in adults, diagnosed by visualization of the parasite in 14 of them and in one case, based on clinic, serology and good response to treatment. Thirteen patients developed an acute clinical state and two patients, a subacute-chronic state. All of them had fever, half of them, a constitutional syndrome and 12, visceromegaly. Fifteen had anemia, 13, leukopenia and 10, thrombopenia. Serology was positive in 75% of cases. All patients were treated with meglumine antimoniate. No adverse effects were observed and in 14 patients, the treatment was successful. There were no recurrences. A patient died due to septic shock by Pneumococcus with DCI.