Congenitally transmitted visceral leishmaniasis: report of two brazilian human cases
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 17(2): 263-266, Mar.-Apr. 2013. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Visceral leishmaniasis is a relevant public health problem worldwide. Most of the reported cases in Latin America are from Brazil. Herein we report two human cases of congenitally transmitted visceral leishmaniasis in two patients who developed symptoms during pregnancy. The diagnosis was made by visual examination of Leishmania parasites in bone marrow aspirates of the mothers and by detecting parasite kDNA in bone marrow samples of the newborn children using polymerase chain reaction.
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Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Complicações Parasitárias na Gravidez
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Leishmaniose Visceral
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Project document
País de afiliação:
Brasil