Ministry of Health have been recognized the first Kala-azar case that was identified in Vietnam
- Author:
Ham Ngoc Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kala-azar disease
- MeSH:
Leishmaniasis, Visceral;
Leishmania donovani
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2001;263(9):27-33
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A female patient 29 years old, married, lived in Halong was admitted to hospital in 16/03/2001. Reason for admitting hospital: prolonged fever. Symptoms: splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, enlargement of the lymph glands, amenia and purpura. Investigation: Thrombocytepenia, hypomemoglobin, hyperglobulin, HIV positive. Hypermacrophages were identified by microscopy in the born 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 N.N.N medium: identified Promastigotes. Diagnosis: Visceral Leishmaniasis. It was confirmed by Karolinska hospital of Sweden, China, and Singapore. This is first case identified in Vietnam
