KALA-AZAR IN THE UNITED STATES: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND REPORT OF TWO CASES: STILBAMIDINE TREATMENT
Authors: Henry D. Ecker, Joseph M. Lubitz
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1947)

Article1 May 1947KALA-AZAR IN THE UNITED STATES: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND REPORT OF TWO CASES: STILBAMIDINE TREATMENTHENRY D. ECKER, JOSEPH M. LUBITZHENRY D. ECKERSearch for more papers by this author, JOSEPH M. LUBITZSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-5-720 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptKala-azar (visceral Leishmaniasis) is a disease now demanding a higher index of suspicion among physicians in the United States. Although only nine cases have been reported in the United States up to the present time, the possible presence of kala-azar must be considered in returned veterans exhibiting unexplained fever. The report presented here emphasizes this point, records two cases diagnosed at the U. S. 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