Visceral leishmaniasis in 26 HIV-negative adults

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Table 3 Comparison of different VL series in adults

Parameter (%)	I. Benlbaghdadi[18] (n = 6)	K. Aoun[10] (n = 18)	M. Afrit[11] (n = 7)	P. Pagliano[19] (n = 64)	Our series (n = 26)
Fever	100	83	100	94	92
Splenomegaly	83	55	57	100	84
Hepatomegaly	50	38	57	100	35
Pallor	100	94			100
Haemorrhage	17				35
Lymphadenopathy		33	14		35
Pancytopenia	83	22	57		56
Inflammatory syndrome	100	83	71		100
Hyperproteinemia	50				27
Hypergammaglobulinemia	100	94	57
Anti-Leishmania serology (+)	83	82	83	100	92
Amastigotes on bone marrow smears	50	67	100	97	92
Favorable outcome	83		71		88
Deaths	1 case (Hematemesis: PHT)		1 case (Severe sepsis)	1 case (Relapse)	1 case (unexplained)

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