Congenitally transmitted visceral leishmaniasis: report of two brazilian human cases

AUTOR(ES)

Mescouto-Borges, Myrlena Regina Machado, Maués, Érika, Costa, Dorcas Lamounier, Pranchevicius, Maria Cristina da Silva, Romero, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra

FONTE

Braz J Infect Dis

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2013-04

RESUMO

Visceral leishmaniasis is a relevant public health problem worldwide. Most of the reported cases in Latin America are from Brazil. Herein we report two human cases of congenitally transmitted visceral leishmaniasis in two patients who developed symptoms during pregnancy. The diagnosis was made by visual examination of Leishmania parasites in bone marrow aspirates of the mothers and by detecting parasite kDNA in bone marrow samples of the newborn children using polymerase chain reaction.

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