Visceral Leishmaniasis in Two Brothers; Diagnostic Dilemma Due to Hemophagocytic Syndrome

Soheila Khalilzadeh, Maryam Hassanzad*, Elaheh Heydarian Fard, Atosa Dorudinia, and Ali Akabr Velayati

Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Centre, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), a systemic infection of the reticuloendotherlial system, is caused by a parasitic infection. The co-occurrence of VL and hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) has been previously reported in several studies. In this report we present two cases of HPS and VL among members of the same family.
Key words: Visceral leishmaniasis, Hemophagocytosis, Endemic, Bone marrow aspiration

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Tanaffos 2013; 12(2): 53-55