The first probable case of platelet transfusion‐transmitted visceral leishmaniasis
- 30 July 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion Medicine
- Vol. 14 (4) , 319-321
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0958-7578.2004.00520.x
Abstract
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL; kala-azar), a life-threatening infection of the mononuclear phagocytic system, is transmitted by the bite of infected sand flies. Though peripheral parasitaemia is documented for Leishmania spp. causing VL, reports of transfusion-transmitted infections are rare. A case of probable platelet transfusion-acquired VL is reported from India and issues related to transfusion safety in endemic areas are discussed.Keywords
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