Concurrent Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and visceral leishmaniasis in a Turkish girl

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Jun;11(6):743-5. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0092. Epub 2010 Nov 17.

Abstract

In this article, a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and visceral leishmaniasis coinfection in a 14-month-old girl is reported. The case has been evaluated according to two different points of view based on the coexistence of CCHF and visceral leishmaniasis and a strongly suggested horizontal transmission of CCHF from her father. To the best of our knowledge, this coinfection has not been previously reported in literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / complications
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / drug therapy
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / complications
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / drug therapy
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / epidemiology*
  • Male
  • Ribavirin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • Antiviral Agents
  • liposomal amphotericin B
  • Ribavirin
  • Amphotericin B