Médecine et Santé Tropicales
MENUSevere macrophage activation syndrome following visceral leishmaniasis in a child Volume 24, issue 2, Avril-Mai-Juin 2014
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1 Centre hospitalier provincial, laboratoire de biologie clinique, Errachidia, Maroc
2 Laboratoire de parasitologie, Hôpital des enfants, Rabat, Maroc
* Correspondance
- Key words: visceral leishmaniasis, haemophagocytic syndrome, corticotherapy, Morocco
- DOI : 10.1684/mst.2014.0335
- Page(s) : 221-3
- Published in: 2014
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease that is a public health problem in Morocco and is one of the frequent infectious causes of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). The combination of clinical and laboratory criteria, even very unspecific, make it possible to diagnose MAS, but a definitive diagnosis requires cytological examination. Rapid treatment is essential. The outcome was favorable.