Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report

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Autor(a) principal: Diniz,Lílian Martins Oliveira
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Duani,Helena, Freitas,Camila Rodrigues, Figueiredo,Rosângela Maria, Xavier,Christovão Castro
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000600031
Resumo: Visceral leishmaniasis is a severe and potentially fatal vector-borne disease. The most typical symptoms are fever, hepatosplenomegaly, weight loss, bleeding and bacterial infections. Neurological changes are rarely reported. This paper describes a child who presented with neurological signs as the first symptoms of leishmaniasis; tone was diminished and tremors in the extremities were observed. A diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed by parasite detection in the bone marrow. Symptoms were reversed by specific treatment. The nature of a possible mechanism of neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis remains unexplained.
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spelling Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case reportNeurological symptomsVisceral leishmaniasisKala-azarChildrenVisceral leishmaniasis is a severe and potentially fatal vector-borne disease. The most typical symptoms are fever, hepatosplenomegaly, weight loss, bleeding and bacterial infections. Neurological changes are rarely reported. This paper describes a child who presented with neurological signs as the first symptoms of leishmaniasis; tone was diminished and tremors in the extremities were observed. A diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed by parasite detection in the bone marrow. Symptoms were reversed by specific treatment. The nature of a possible mechanism of neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis remains unexplained.Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT2010-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000600031Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.43 n.6 2010reponame:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)instacron:SBMT10.1590/S0037-86822010000600031info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDiniz,Lílian Martins OliveiraDuani,HelenaFreitas,Camila RodriguesFigueiredo,Rosângela MariaXavier,Christovão Castroeng2010-12-15T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0037-86822010000600031Revistahttps://www.sbmt.org.br/portal/revista/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||dalmo@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br|| rsbmt@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br1678-98490037-8682opendoar:2010-12-15T00:00Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report
title Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report
spellingShingle Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report
Diniz,Lílian Martins Oliveira
Neurological symptoms
Visceral leishmaniasis
Kala-azar
Children
title_short Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report
title_full Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report
title_fullStr Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report
title_full_unstemmed Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report
title_sort Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report
author Diniz,Lílian Martins Oliveira
author_facet Diniz,Lílian Martins Oliveira
Duani,Helena
Freitas,Camila Rodrigues
Figueiredo,Rosângela Maria
Xavier,Christovão Castro
author_role author
author2 Duani,Helena
Freitas,Camila Rodrigues
Figueiredo,Rosângela Maria
Xavier,Christovão Castro
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Diniz,Lílian Martins Oliveira
Duani,Helena
Freitas,Camila Rodrigues
Figueiredo,Rosângela Maria
Xavier,Christovão Castro
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Neurological symptoms
Visceral leishmaniasis
Kala-azar
Children
topic Neurological symptoms
Visceral leishmaniasis
Kala-azar
Children
description Visceral leishmaniasis is a severe and potentially fatal vector-borne disease. The most typical symptoms are fever, hepatosplenomegaly, weight loss, bleeding and bacterial infections. Neurological changes are rarely reported. This paper describes a child who presented with neurological signs as the first symptoms of leishmaniasis; tone was diminished and tremors in the extremities were observed. A diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed by parasite detection in the bone marrow. Symptoms were reversed by specific treatment. The nature of a possible mechanism of neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis remains unexplained.
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