Visceral leishmaniasis with bilateral parotid swelling: A novel association

Madhumita Nandi; Jagabandhu Ghosh; Suhas K. Ganguli

doi:10.1055/s-0035-1556989

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Inhaltsverzeichnis

J Pediatr Infect Dis 2008; 03(03): 209-211
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1556989

Case Report

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Visceral leishmaniasis with bilateral parotid swelling: A novel association

Madhumita Nandi

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, West Bengal, India

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Jagabandhu Ghosh

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, West Bengal, India

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Suhas K. Ganguli

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, West Bengal, India

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Abstract

Kala-azar is a common condition prevalent in several parts of India. The typical clinical presentation includes fever, gross emaciation, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly. Several other clinical patterns of involvement have been identified. We report a case of visceral leishmaniasis with bilateral parotid swelling, an association hitherto unreported in literature.

Keywords

Visceral leishmaniasis - kala-azar - parotid - sialadenitis

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