Case Report: Autochthonous Case of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis in the West Bank, Palestine

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dc.contributor.authorAl-Jawabreh, Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorEreqat, Suheir
dc.contributor.authorDumaidi, Kamal
dc.contributor.authorNasereddin, Abdelmajeed
dc.contributor.authorSawalha, Samir
dc.contributor.authorAl-Jawabreh, Hanan
dc.contributor.authorAl-Jawabreh, Amer
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-28T09:03:07Z
dc.date.available2020-09-28T09:03:07Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-27
dc.description.abstractHuman visceral leishmaniasis (HVL) is a parasitic disease infecting children in the Mediterranean region. Here,weportray a case of a 2-year-old child with an epidemiological description of the situation surrounding the case. The patient was suffering from recurrent fever, weakness and abdominal discomfort associated with loss of appetite. Routine blood investigations showed pancytopenia, whereas examination revealed hepatomegaly. A diagnosis of HVL was made by demonstrating amastigotes in a Giemsa-stained smear from a bone marrow aspirate followed by genotyping by PCR and sequencing. In conclusion, early detection of VL infection followed by appropriate treatment protocols is essential to saving the patient.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.alquds.edu/handle/20.500.12213/6138
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleCase Report: Autochthonous Case of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis in the West Bank, Palestineen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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