Leishmania donovani bodies in bone marrow

Authors

Natasha Ali, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Shabneez Hussain, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Abstract

We report a case of a 5-year-old female, resident of Afghanistan, who presented with fever and massive splenomegaly. Bone marrow revealed Leishmania donovani bodies (LD bodies) in macrophages characterized by a kinetoplast and characteristic double dot appearance. She was diagnosed as visceral leishmaniasis which is transmitted by sandflies (Phlebotomus).

Publication (Name of Journal)

Clinical Case Reports

Recommended Citation

Ali, N., Hussain, S. (2014). Leishmania donovani bodies in bone marrow. Clinical Case Reports, 2(5), 238-239.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_pathol_microbiol/891

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