[An atypical case of visceral leishmaniasis]. / Su un caso atipico di leishmaniosi viscerale.

The authors report a case of infant visceral Leishmaniosis observed in their Department, that showed unusual clinical finding (absence of fever). They emphasize the current epidemiologic situation and recommend to consider the disease in the diagnosis of long term syndroms occurring without fever and with hepatosplenomegaly.

[A case of Kawasaki disease. Case report]. / Su un caso di malattia di Kawasaki. Contributo casistico.

The Authors describe the case of a little girl from Buenos Aires that presents, as regards the clinical picture and the course, the features of Kawasaki illness. It is the first case described in Calabria. The Authors come to the hypothesis that Kawasaki illness, could be a benign variant of periarteritis nodosa, caused from an infections noxa (Rickettsie?).