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ArticleJournal for scientific research. Medical sciences2002

Visceral leishmaniasis and haemophagocytic syndrome in an Omani child.

Khalfan Al Sineidi, Yasser A Wali, Anil V Pathare, Zakia Al Lamki

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Article in Journal for scientific research. Medical sciences, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Khalfan Al SineidiDepartment of Child Health (Haematology/Oncology Unit), College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O.Box: 35, Al Khod-123, Sultanate of Oman.
Yasser A Wali
Anil V Pathare
Zakia Al Lamki
Institute of Child Health · INSultan Qaboos University · OM

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The paper reports the case of a previously healthy 4-year-old-girl who presented with pallor, fever and hepatosplenomegaly. Laboratory findings included pancytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia and hyperferritinemia. Initial diagnosis of kala-azar could not be confirmed because of the absence of clinical evidence, negativity of bone marrow aspiration or specific serology for visceral leishmaniasis. Repeated marrow aspiration, performed due lack of clinical response, revealed histiocytes showing haemophagocytosis consistent with haemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis (HLH) and appropriate treatment was started. She continued to have high-grade fever, and a third bone marrow aspiration ultimately revealed presence of Leishmania amastigotes with evidence of active haemophagocytosis. The girl was treated with liposomal amphotericin (AmBisome) for 5 days, following which she recovered rapidly with definitive remission.

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haemophagocytic syndromeOmanvisceral leishmaniasis

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PMID24019726
PMCPMC3174714
OpenAlexW2259865763

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