Utility of chest imaging in the diagnosis and management of patients with visceral leishmaniasis: A systematic review.
Tesfahunegn HailemariamYonas MebratuTsion AndriasFikremariam Melkeneh AlemayehuAbel AbebeBiruk MulualemZewdu AbadiWazema DestaSelamawit BedassoFekadu BelayAbibual SileshiElilta DestaFelipe Velasquez-BoteroRahel BirhaneFrancesco MarinucciTsegahun ManyazewalPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2023)
Visceral leishmaniasis patients frequently had abnormal findings on high-resolution computed tomography. Chest ultrasound is a useful alternative in resource-limited settings to aid in diagnosis and subsequent treatment follow-up, especially when routine tests yield negative results despite clinical suspicion.