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Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2010; 26 (2): 485487
in English
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ABSTRACT
Visceral leishmaniasis [kala-azar] is caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the bite of infected sand fly Phlebotomus argentipes. Only a few cases of congenital transmission have been reported. We are reporting a 15 days old baby with congenital visceral leishmaniasis and then the literature is reviewed