Title: Visceral Leishmaniasis- A Rare Cause of FUO in This Part of the Country
Authors: Sahitya Tankala, Meena Chandu, Kiran V, Benhur NVA
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i1.125
Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a poverty-related disease with two main clinical forms: visceral leishmaniasis and cutaneous leishmaniasis. An estimated 0·7–1 million new cases of leishmaniasis per year are reported from nearly 100 endemic countries. WHO lists leishmaniasis as one of the neglected tropical diseases for which the development of new treatments is a priority. Major evidence gaps remain, and new tools are needed before leishmaniasis can be definitively controlled. Clinicians commonly refer to any febrile illness without any obvious etiology as fever of unknown origin (FUO). Visceral Leishmaniasis is a rare parasitic cause of FUO in this part of country.Visceral Leishmaniasis is also called as kala-azar (black fever) in the Indian subcontinent.
Keywords: Visceral Leishmaniasis, Fever Of unknown Origin (FUO), Kala-Azar.
