Visceral leishmaniasis masquerading as chronic liver disease.

We report a patient with fever, progressive jaundice and abdominal distension, having marked pallor, icterus, ascites and hepatosplenomegaly. Investigations revealed pancytopenia and deranged liver functions. Doppler study revealed portal hypertension and endoscopy showed grade II oesophageal varices. Liver biopsy suggested leishmanial hepatitis and bone marrow demonstrated multiple LD bodies. Diagnosis of "visceral leishmaniasis with leishmanial hepatitis with portal hypertension" was made. The case is being reported because of its rarity apart from it being an unusual presentation of kala-azar.

Stroke: a rare presentation of cardiac hydatidosis.

A 13-year-old boy presented with acute stroke leading to right-sided hemiparesis. A contrast CT scan of the brain showed a hemorrhagic infarct in the left basal ganglia region with surrounding edema. Echocardiography showed a hydatid cyst in the right atrial chamber extending into the left atrium. A single hepatic hydatid was also seen.