Visceral Leishmaniasis in a German Child Who Had Never Entered a Known Endemic Area: Case Report and Review of the Literature | Zendy

Christian Bogdan | Zendy; Gabriele Schönian | Zendy; AnneLaure Bañuls | Zendy; Mallorie Hidé | Zendy; Francine Pratlong | Zendy; Elizabeth C. Lorenz | Zendy; Martin Röllinghoff | Zendy; R. Mertens | Zendy

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Visceral Leishmaniasis in a German Child Who Had Never Entered a Known Endemic Area: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

Christian Bogdan,

Gabriele Schönian,

AnneLaure Bañuls,

Mallorie Hidé,

Francine Pratlong,

Elizabeth C. Lorenz,

Martin Röllinghoff,

R. Mertens

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/318476

Subject(s) - visceral leishmaniasis , medicine , german , leishmaniasis , endemic disease , transmission (telecommunications) , disease , pediatrics , blood transfusion , immunology , pathology , geography , archaeology , engineering , electrical engineering

We describe a case of visceral leishmaniasis in a 15-month-old German child. Diagnosis was significantly delayed because the patient had no history of travel to known endemic areas. Congenital or blood transfusion-associated leishmaniasis was ruled out. Possible modes of transmission (including a potential new autochthonous focus of the disease in central Europe) are discussed.

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