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VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS IN PREGNANCY: A CASE REPORT
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Federal University of Maranhão. Department of Pathology. Nucleus of Tropical Pathology and Social Medicine. São Luís, MA, Brasil
Federal University of Maranhão. Department of Pathology. Nucleus of Tropical Pathology and Social Medicine. São Luís, MA, Brasil
Federal University of Maranhão. Department of Pathology. Nucleus of Tropical Pathology and Social Medicine. São Luís, MA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Federal University of Maranhão. Department of Pathology. Nucleus of Tropical Pathology and Social Medicine. São Luís, MA, Brasil
Federal University of Maranhão. Department of Pathology. Nucleus of Tropical Pathology and Social Medicine. São Luís, MA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Resumo em Inglês
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in the island of Sa˜o Luis, State of Maranha˜o, Brazil. Despite an increase in the
number of VL cases, the frequency of the disease is low among pregnant women. We present here the case of a pregnant
woman followed up by our group, who was treated with amphotericin B with excellent outcome
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