Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report

Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report

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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Main Authors: Diniz,Lílian Martins Oliveira, Duani,Helena, Freitas,Camila Rodrigues, Figueiredo,Rosângela Maria, Xavier,Christovão Castro
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2010
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spelling oai:scielo:S0037-868220100006000312010-12-15Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case reportDiniz,Lílian Martins OliveiraDuani,HelenaFreitas,Camila RodriguesFigueiredo,Rosângela MariaXavier,Christovão Castro Neurological symptoms Visceral leishmaniasis Kala-azar Children 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.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMTRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.43 n.6 20102010-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000600031en10.1590/S0037-86822010000600031
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Duani,Helena
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Xavier,Christovão Castro
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Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report
author_facet Diniz,Lílian Martins Oliveira
Duani,Helena
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Figueiredo,Rosângela Maria
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title Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report
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
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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