Visceral childhood leishmaniasis in Kağizman, eastern Turkey: a new endemic area.

Ann Trop Paediatr

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

Published: March 2005

Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in some areas of Turkey; however, it has not been reported previously from the eastern part of the country. We reviewed 21 cases of visceral leishmaniasis admitted from eastern Turkey, 60% of whom were from the same region, Kağizman.

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