Visceral leishmaniasis: acute liver failure in an immunocompetent Asian-Indian adult.
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in English
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| ID: sea-64031
ABSTRACT
Fulminant liver failure due to visceral leishmaniais is very rare, and has been described only in children. We report an immunocompetent adult man who developed acute liver failure due to leishmaniais and dramatically recovered with amphotericin-B therapy.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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Amphotericin B
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Treatment Outcome
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Liver Failure, Acute
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Adult
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Immunocompetence
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Leishmaniasis, Visceral
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Antiprotozoal Agents
Language:
English
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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