Malik Aeesha N J, John Lawrence, Bruceson Anthony D M, Lockwood Diana N J
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London WC1E 6AU, United Kingdom.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Aug;12(8):1257-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1708.050486.
A 20-year (1985-2004) retrospective review of 39 patients with imported visceral leishmaniasis found that tourism to Mediterranean countries and HIV infection were associated with visceral leishmaniasis. Diagnosis was often delayed. Treatment with liposomal amphotericin B has improved prognosis. Visceral leishmaniasis should be made a reportable disease.
一项对39例输入性内脏利什曼病患者进行的为期20年(1985 - 2004年)的回顾性研究发现,前往地中海国家旅游和感染艾滋病毒与内脏利什曼病有关。诊断往往延迟。使用脂质体两性霉素B治疗改善了预后。内脏利什曼病应列为须报告的疾病。