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Volume 26	April - June 2010	Number  2
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Congenital Visceral Leishmaniasis

Md. Azizul Haque¹, ARM Saifuddin Ekram²,
Laila Shamima Sharmin³, Md. Belaluddin⁴, MA Salam⁵

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.

KEY WORDS: Congenital Visceral Leishmaniasis.

Pak J Med Sci    April - June 2010    Vol. 26 No. 2    485-487

How to cite this article:

Haque A, Ekram ARMS, Sharmin LS, Belaluddin M, Salam MA. Congenital Visceral Leishmaniasis. Pak J Med Sci 2010;26(2): 485-487.

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1. Md. Azizul Haque, MBBS, FCPS, MRCP (UK)
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine,
2. ARM Saifuddin Ekram, MBBS, FCPS, PhD, FACP
Professor, Department of Medicine,
3. Laila Shamima Sharmin, MBBS, FCPS
Medical Officer, Department of Pediatrics,
4. Md. Belaluddin, MBBS, DCH, FCPS
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
5. Dr. M A Salam, M Phil, MSc
Associate Professor, Microbiology,
1-5: Rajshahi Medical College,
Rajshahi-6000, Bangladesh.

Correspondence:

Md. Azizul Haque, MBBS, FCPS, MRCP
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine,
Rajshahi Medical College,
Rajshahi-6000, Bangladesh.
E-mail: drazadbd@gmail.com

* Received for Publication: February 2, 2010

* Accepted: March 13, 2010

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