TY - JOUR
T1 - Paediatric Visceral Leishmaniasis in Italy
T2 - A 'One Health' approach is needed
AU - Lorusso, Vincenzo
AU - Dantas-Torres, Filipe
AU - Caprio, Francesco
AU - Manzionna, Mariano
AU - Santoro, Nicola
AU - Baneth, Gad
AU - Otranto, Domenico
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Here we describe a case of paediatric visceral leishmaniasis recorded in an infant initially suspected for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia due to the clinical and haematological presentation. Eventually the patient was found positive for Leishmania infantum infection and successfully treated. This case emphasises how pivotal a 'One Health' approach is for diagnosing this zoonotic disease; highlighting the importance of including Visceral Leishmaniasis in the differential diagnosis of leukaemia-like syndromes in infants travelling to, and living in, the Mediterranean region.
AB - Here we describe a case of paediatric visceral leishmaniasis recorded in an infant initially suspected for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia due to the clinical and haematological presentation. Eventually the patient was found positive for Leishmania infantum infection and successfully treated. This case emphasises how pivotal a 'One Health' approach is for diagnosing this zoonotic disease; highlighting the importance of including Visceral Leishmaniasis in the differential diagnosis of leukaemia-like syndromes in infants travelling to, and living in, the Mediterranean region.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84876802812&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/1756-3305-6-123
DO - 10.1186/1756-3305-6-123
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C2 - 23627880
AN - SCOPUS:84876802812
SN - 1756-3305
VL - 6
JO - Parasites and Vectors
JF - Parasites and Vectors
IS - 1
M1 - 123
ER -
