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Splenectomy in kala-azar
(1984-09)
At the beginning of the century, splenectomy was used in the treatment of kala-azar, but now is rarely needed, the major indication being for drug resistant kala-azar. Inadvertent splenectomy prior to the diagnosis of ...
Clinical, haematological and parasitological response to treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya. A study of 64 patients
(1984)
Sixty four Kenyan patients with visceral leishmaniasis were treated with sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam) (40 patients) or various combinations of Pentostam and allopurinol (24 patients). Three patients, initially considered ...