 Leishmaniasis, Visceral
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A chronic disease caused by LEISHMANIA DONOVANI and transmitted by the bite of several sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia. It is commonly characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, emaciation, and an earth-gray color of the skin. The disease is classified into three main types according to geographic distribution: Indian, Mediterranean (or infantile), and African.
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D007898
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.300.500.510
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leishmaniasis, Visceral" by people in Profiles.
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Gomes RS, Silva MVT, Dos Santos JC, van Linge C, Reis JM, Teixeira MM, Pinto SA, Dorta ML, Bai X, Chan ED, Dinarello CA, Oliveira MAP, Joosten LAB, Ribeiro-Dias F. Human Interleukin-32? Plays a Protective Role in an Experimental Model of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mice. Infect Immun. 2018 05; 86(5).
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Huda MM, Chowdhury R, Ghosh D, Dash AP, Bhattacharya SK, Mondal D. Visceral leishmaniasis-associated mortality in Bangladesh: a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2014 Jul 22; 4(7):e005408.
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Acosta LA, Mondrag?n-Shem K, Vergara D, V?lez-Mira A, Cadena H, Carrillo-Bonilla L. [Expansion of the distribution of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the department of Caldas: Increased risk of visceral leishmaniasis]. Biomedica. 2013 Apr-Jun; 33(2):319-25.
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Weiss F, Vogenthaler N, Franco-Paredes C, Parker SR. Leishmania tropica-induced cutaneous and presumptive concomitant viscerotropic leishmaniasis with prolonged incubation. Arch Dermatol. 2009 Sep; 145(9):1023-6.
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Ho JL, Badar? R, Schwartz A, Dinarello CA, Gelfand JA, Sobel J, Barral A, Netto MB, Carvalho EM, Reed SG, et al. Diminished in vitro production of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha during acute visceral leishmaniasis and recovery after therapy. J Infect Dis. 1992 Jun; 165(6):1094-102.
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