Idris Muhammad, Farid Jamila, Gul Nasreen, Ahmed Fiaz, Irshad Romana
Department of Pathology Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, Pakistan.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2017 Jul-Sep;29(3):509-510.
Visceral Leishmaniasis (also known as Kala Azar) is a parasitic infection caused by Leishmania Donovani in the East and Leishmania Infantum in the west. It is prevalent in many countries including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Africa and part of America. The disease follows chronic course and is usually lethal if left untreated. It has also been reported from different parts of Pakistan, including Northern areas, Districts Mansehra & Abbottabad and Hilly areas of Khyber Pukhtoonkhawah. Most the cases have been reported in paediatric population. Except one case, reported previously from Abbottabad. The present two cases were also seen in adults.
内脏利什曼病（也称为黑热病）是由杜氏利什曼原虫（在东方）和婴儿利什曼原虫（在西方）引起的一种寄生虫感染。它在许多国家流行，包括印度、孟加拉国、尼泊尔、非洲和美洲部分地区。该病病程呈慢性，如果不治疗通常会致命。巴基斯坦不同地区也有病例报告，包括北部地区、曼塞赫拉和阿伯塔巴德县以及开伯尔-普赫图赫瓦省的山区。大多数病例报告于儿童人群。阿伯塔巴德此前曾报告过一例。目前这两例病例见于成人。
