| leishmania tropica-isolated patient with visceral leishmaniasis in southern iran. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is caused by various strains of leishmania donovani, leishmania infantum, and leishmania chagasi with different geographical distribution. the aim of this study was to identify the strains of leishmania that can cause vl in southern iran. dna of leishmania were extracted from the slides of bone marrow aspirates (#42) and spleen punctures (#22), which were positive for leishman body from the patients who were referred to the hospitals affiliated with shiraz university ... | 2006 | 16474088 |
| visceral leishmanisis in paediatrics: a study of 367 cases in southwest iran. | kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis [vl]) is endemic in southern iran. we retrospectively evaluated 367 infants and children suffering from vl at hospitals affiliated to the shiraz university of medical sciences in fars province, southwest iran). seasonal variations were observed with more cases presenting in late winter, spring and fewer in summer. the predominant clinical features in these patients were chronic fever, pallor, weight loss, abdominal distention and hepatosplenomegaly. lymphadenopa ... | 2008 | 18628558 |
| epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic features of pediatric kala-azar. | kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) is endemic in southern iran. we retrospectively evaluated 367 infants and children with visceral leishmaniasis at hospitals affiliated to shiraz university of medical sciences in fars province (located in the southwestern part of iran). seasonal variation was observed with more cases presenting in late winter, spring and a few in summer. the predominant clinical features in these patients were chronic fever, pallor, weight loss, abdominal distention, and hepato ... | 2007 | 17882998 |