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Leishmania Donovani Bodies In Bone Marrow, Natasha Ali, Shabneez Hussain
Leishmania Donovani Bodies In Bone Marrow, Natasha Ali, Shabneez Hussain
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
We report a case of a 5-year-old female, resident of Afghanistan, who presented with fever and massive splenomegaly. Bone marrow revealed Leishmania donovani bodies (LD bodies) in macrophages characterized by a kinetoplast and characteristic double dot appearance. She was diagnosed as visceral leishmaniasis which is transmitted by sandflies (Phlebotomus).