Visceral Leishmaniasis in a German Child Who Had Never Entered a Known Endemic Area: Case Report and Review of the Literature
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- 15 January 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 32 (2), 302-306
- https://doi.org/10.1086/318476
Abstract
We describe a case of visceral leishmaniasis in a 15-month-old German child. Diagnosis was significantly delayed because the patient had no history oKeywords
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