Clinical and Hematological Features of Visceral Leishmaniasis at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
Mymensingh Med J
; 29(4): 879-886, 2020 Oct.
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Visceral Leishmaniasis is the most severe form of leishmaniasis and can be fatal in the absence of treatment. Mortality is very high in untreated cases 90%. Clinical case series document a 5% case fatality rate for kala-azar patients in the hospital as complication of the disease. Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Brazil and Sudan constitute five countries of the world where more than 90% of visceral leishmaniasis occurs. Mymensingh accounted for more than 50% of total kala-azar case reported in Bangladesh. This observational study was done at SKKRC under Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh from 1st august 2013 to 28th February 2014, to find out various clinical features and hematological picture in visceral leishmaniasis. Total 100 diagnosed case of visceral leishmaniasis was taken. Among total patient male and female were nearly equally affected by kala-azar. All age group were affected by kala-azar from below 2 years to above 50 years. Poor people in the society were affected more by kala-azar. Mymensingh was the highest incidence of kala-azar among different district in Bangladesh. Pyrexia, pallor, weight loss were the main symptoms of visceral leishmaniasis. Abdominal distension, jaundice, vomiting, cough, bleeding manifestation were less frequent symptoms of kala-azar. Hepatosplenomegaly were the frequent sign of kala-azar. Majority of patient had anemia, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia. ESR was frequently raised in kala-azar patient among those patient many had high ESR more than 100 mm in 1st hour. In conclusion prolong fever, progressive pallor, anorexia, weight loss, hepatosplenomegaly in endemic area were the main clinical features of visceral leishmaniasis. Anemia, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, bi-cytopenia, pancytopenia and high ESR were frequently found hematological pictures in visceral leishmaniasis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Leishmaniasis Visceral
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mymensingh Med J
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Bangladesh