Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical | |
Neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis: case report | |
Figueiredo, Rosângela Maria1  Diniz, Lílian Martins Oliveira1  Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil1  Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil1  Duani, Helena1  Xavier, Christovão Castro1  Freitas, Camila Rodrigues1  | |
关键词: Neurological symptoms; Visceral leishmaniasis; Kala-azar; Children; | |
DOI : 10.1590/S0037-86822010000600031 | |
学科分类:农业科学(综合) | |
来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical | |
【 摘 要 】
Visceral leishmaniasis is a severe and potentially fatal vector-borne disease. The most typical symptoms are fever, hepatosplenomegaly, weight loss, bleeding and bacterial infections. Neurological changes are rarely reported. This paper describes a child who presented with neurological signs as the first symptoms of leishmaniasis; tone was diminished and tremors in the extremities were observed. A diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed by parasite detection in the bone marrow. Symptoms were reversed by specific treatment. The nature of a possible mechanism of neurological involvement in visceral leishmaniasis remains unexplained.
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