Author/Authors :
SHORAFA, Eslam Dept. of Pediatrics - School of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Ghir Karzin , POLADFAR, Gholamreza Dept. of Pediatrics - School of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , ADELIAN, Roholla Dept. of Pediatrics - School of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Ghir Karzin , SHARIAT, Mahmood Dept. of Pathology - School of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Ghir Karzin , MINAEE, Mohammad Reza Dept. of Pediatrics - School of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Ghir Karzin , HASHEMI, Mohammad Dept. of Pediatrics - School of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Ghir Karzin , TAZANG, Maryam Dept. of Pediatrics - School of Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Ghir Karzin
Abstract :
Leishmaniasis is an endemic parasitic disease in Iran. This paper reports the case of a 5-yr-old boy who presented with multiple isolated cervical lymphadenopathy for several months with no history of fever and no signs or symptoms. In an excisional lymph node biopsy, Leishmania parasites were histologically detected. Thus, leishmaniasis should be in-cluded in the differential diagnosis of isolated lymphadenitis in immunocompetent patients, even if the K39 and IFA for kala-azar are reported as negative.
