The first case of Kala -azar in Vietnam
- Author:
Son Xuan Cao
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kala-azar disease
- MeSH:
Leishmaniasis, Visceral;
Leishmania donovani
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1999;233(2):56-62
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Female patient, 29 age, married, lives in Ha Long. Admitted of hospital 16/03/2001. Reason for admitted hospital: prolonged fever symtoms: splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, enlargement of the lymph glands, anemia, purpura. Investigation: thrombocytopenia, hypohemoglobin, hyperglobulin, HIV positive. Hypermacrophages were indentidied by microsscopy in the bone marrow smear: parasites in macrophages look like Amastigote of Leishmania parasites in the atlas (the morphology of human blood cells- abbott laboratories). Born marrow cultured in NNN medium: identidied promastigote. Diagnosis: visceral Leishmaniaxsis. It was confirmed by Karolinska hospital of Sweden, China, Singapore, Australia. This is first case indentified in Vietnam
