Visceral Leishmaniasis Turning into Chronic Liver Disease

Authors

  • Shegufta Mishket Mukerrama Medical Officer, Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Ahmedul Kabir Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Sudip Ranjan Deb Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Avishek Sarker Dhruba Medical Officer, Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Pratyay Hasan Medical Officer, Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Anwar Hossain Assistant Registrar, Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Mahbub Hossain Indoor Medical Officer, Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v17i1.30063

Abstract

Kala-azar and chronic liver disease are conditions frequently seen in our country. In some instances, when features of both diseases co-exist, it may pose as a diagnostic dilemma. We intend to report a case here, where presence of such features led to much confusion.

J MEDICINE January 2016; 17 (1) : 51-54

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Shegufta Mishket Mukerrama, Medical Officer, Department of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka



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Published

2016-10-23

How to Cite

Mukerrama, S. M., Kabir, A., Deb, S. R., Dhruba, A. S., Hasan, P., Hossain, A., & Hossain, M. (2016). Visceral Leishmaniasis Turning into Chronic Liver Disease. Journal of Medicine, 17(1), 51–54. https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v17i1.30063

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Case Reports

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