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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
a   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, West Bengal, India
,
Jagabandhu Ghosh
a   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, West Bengal, India
,
Suhas K. Ganguli
a   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, West Bengal, India
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02 March 2008

11 June 2008

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28 July 2015 (online)

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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