Epidemiological and clinical features of visceral leishmaniasis in children in Alicante Province, Spain.

Jose-Manuel Ramos-Rincón Agustin Clavijo Luis MoralCesar GavilanTatiana SalvadorJavier González de Dios

Published in: Paediatrics and international child health (2018)

Paediatric VL in Alicante mainly affects children under five. Children aged ≤24 months present with a lower haemoglobin and white blood cell count. Treatment with LAmB reduces treatment length, time to becoming afebrile and length of hospital stay.

Keyphrases

young adults
intensive care unit
cell therapy
combination therapy
mesenchymal stem cells
replacement therapy