Belgian Journal of Paediatrics
Mediterranean Sun, Sea, Sand and … Leishmaniasis
Vol. 26 No. 2 (2024), Theme issue articles
Vol. 26 No. 2 (2024)

Mediterranean Sun, Sea, Sand and … Leishmaniasis: Two Case Reports

Theme issue articles
Published 2024-07-12
Inge Matthijs
Department of Pediatrics, AZ Delta, Roeselare, Belgium
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1949-3730
Jasper Van Heuverswyn
Laboratory for Clinical Biology and Hematology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8745-2635
Carolien Bonroy
Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Marjan Van Esbroeck
Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Jasmine Coppens
Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
Petra Schelstraete
Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Infectious Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9560-8275
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Keywords

Leishmaniasis
pancytopenia
sandfly

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Matthijs, I., Van Heuverswyn, J., Bonroy, C., Van Esbroeck, M., Coppens, J., & Schelstraete, P. (2024). Mediterranean Sun, Sea, Sand and … Leishmaniasis: Two Case Reports. Belgian Journal of Paediatrics, 26(2), 113–115. Retrieved from https://belgjpaediatrics.com/index.php/bjp/article/view/326
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Abstract

We present two recent cases of visceral leishmaniasis diagnosed in Belgian children, presenting with typical clinical signs of high fever, splenomegaly and pancytopenia.

Although the differential diagnosis of this clinical presentation is extensive, the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis should be considered in the event of a travel history to endemic countries in tropical and subtropical regions, as well as in the south of Europe.

 

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