Ultrasound Findings in Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis

Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla; Caroline Edward Ayad; Adam Mohammed Fadl Ahmed; Amel Saeed Abdelrahim ElGaddal; Abdelmomeim Saeed

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Ultrasound Findings in Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis

Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla, Caroline Edward Ayad, Adam Mohammed Fadl Ahmed, Amel Saeed Abdelrahim ElGaddal, Abdelmomeim Saeed

Published in International Journal of Medical Imaging (Volume 2, Issue 1)

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Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis(VL) has been a major health burden on the Sudanese patients and to the health authorities in Sudan. Delay in diagnosis of VL leads to serious complications and eventually death. This study aimed to study the ultrasonographic findings of VL in Sudanese patients.50 Sudanese patients who were clinically diagnosed as VL, attended to Ultrasound Department and were scanned for abdomen. Subject’s ages, duration of the disease, liver, spleen, lymph nodes, portal vein and inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter, presence of asites and plural effusion, echogenicity of kidneys and pancreas were evaluated. VL affected the age group 15 – 30 years in 20 patients (40%) constituting the high incidence and it was less common in age group <15 years (10%).The diseases was common in males (76%) than females (24%) with a ratio of (3.6: 1). The Eastern states constituted the high incidence of the diseases among the other states 27 (54.0%), and Khartoum State constituted the lower incidence 1(2%). Splenomegally, hepatomegally, lymphadenopathy were the most common ultrasound findings. Portal vein, IVC dilatations were less common and were significantly affected with duration of diseases at p value ˂0.0001. VL associated with asites and plural effusion was found in the sample and has statistically significant relation at p value˂ 0.02. Ultrasound detected changes in kidneys and pancreases echogenecity with prolonged disease duration. Ultrasonography has the capability of diagnosis of VL and by using ultrasound complications could be diagnosed earlier and treated before damaging the spleen, liver, lymph nodes or death to occur.

Published in	International Journal of Medical Imaging (Volume 2, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmi.20140201.12
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Visceral Leishmaniasis, Ultrasound, Tropical Diseases

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Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla; Caroline Edward Ayad; Adam Mohammed Fadl Ahmed; Amel Saeed Abdelrahim ElGaddal; Abdelmomeim Saeed. Ultrasound Findings in Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis. Int. J. Med. Imaging 2014, 2(1), 5-9. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmi.20140201.12

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Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla, Caroline Edward Ayad, Adam Mohammed Fadl Ahmed, Amel Saeed Abdelrahim ElGaddal, Abdelmomeim Saeed. Ultrasound Findings in Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis. Int J Med Imaging. 2014;2(1):5-9. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmi.20140201.12

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ER  -

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Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla

Radiology Department, College Of Medical Radiological Science, Sudan University Of Science And Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Caroline Edward Ayad

Radiology Department, College Of Medical Radiological Science, Sudan University Of Science And Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Adam Mohammed Fadl Ahmed

Ultrasound Department, Omdurman Tropical Disease Teaching Hospital, Omdurman, Sudan
Amel Saeed Abdelrahim ElGaddal

Radiology Department, College Of Medical Radiological Science, Sudan University Of Science And Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
Abdelmomeim Saeed

National College of Medical and Technical studies, Khartoum, Sudan

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Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla, Caroline Edward Ayad, Adam Mohammed Fadl Ahmed, Amel Saeed Abdelrahim ElGaddal, Abdelmomeim Saeed. Ultrasound Findings in Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis. Int J Med Imaging. 2014;2(1):5-9. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmi.20140201.12

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  author = {Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla and Caroline Edward Ayad and Adam Mohammed Fadl Ahmed and Amel Saeed Abdelrahim ElGaddal and Abdelmomeim Saeed},
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  journal = {International Journal of Medical Imaging},
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  abstract = {Visceral leishmaniasis(VL) has been a major health burden on the Sudanese patients and to the health authorities in Sudan. Delay in diagnosis of VL leads to serious complications and eventually death. This study aimed to study the ultrasonographic findings of VL in Sudanese patients.50 Sudanese patients who were clinically diagnosed as VL, attended to Ultrasound Department and were scanned for abdomen. Subject’s ages, duration of the disease, liver, spleen, lymph nodes, portal vein and inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter, presence of asites and plural effusion, echogenicity of kidneys and pancreas were evaluated. VL affected the age group 15 – 30 years in 20 patients (40%) constituting the high incidence and it was less common in age group <15 years (10%).The diseases was common in males (76%) than females (24%) with a ratio of (3.6: 1). The Eastern states constituted the high incidence of the diseases among the other states 27 (54.0%), and Khartoum State constituted the lower incidence 1(2%). Splenomegally, hepatomegally, lymphadenopathy were the most common ultrasound findings. Portal vein, IVC dilatations were less common and were significantly affected with duration of diseases at p value ˂0.0001. VL associated with asites and plural effusion was found in the sample and has statistically significant relation at p value˂ 0.02. Ultrasound detected changes in kidneys and pancreases echogenecity with prolonged disease duration. Ultrasonography has the capability of diagnosis of VL and by using ultrasound complications could be diagnosed earlier and treated before damaging the spleen, liver, lymph nodes or death to occur.},
 year = {2014}
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Ultrasound Findings in Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis
AU  - Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla
AU  - Caroline Edward Ayad
AU  - Adam Mohammed Fadl Ahmed
AU  - Amel Saeed Abdelrahim ElGaddal
AU  - Abdelmomeim Saeed
Y1  - 2014/02/20
PY  - 2014
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmi.20140201.12
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijmi.20140201.12
T2  - International Journal of Medical Imaging
JF  - International Journal of Medical Imaging
JO  - International Journal of Medical Imaging
SP  - 5
EP  - 9
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-832X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmi.20140201.12
AB  - Visceral leishmaniasis(VL) has been a major health burden on the Sudanese patients and to the health authorities in Sudan. Delay in diagnosis of VL leads to serious complications and eventually death. This study aimed to study the ultrasonographic findings of VL in Sudanese patients.50 Sudanese patients who were clinically diagnosed as VL, attended to Ultrasound Department and were scanned for abdomen. Subject’s ages, duration of the disease, liver, spleen, lymph nodes, portal vein and inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter, presence of asites and plural effusion, echogenicity of kidneys and pancreas were evaluated. VL affected the age group 15 – 30 years in 20 patients (40%) constituting the high incidence and it was less common in age group <15 years (10%).The diseases was common in males (76%) than females (24%) with a ratio of (3.6: 1). The Eastern states constituted the high incidence of the diseases among the other states 27 (54.0%), and Khartoum State constituted the lower incidence 1(2%). Splenomegally, hepatomegally, lymphadenopathy were the most common ultrasound findings. Portal vein, IVC dilatations were less common and were significantly affected with duration of diseases at p value ˂0.0001. VL associated with asites and plural effusion was found in the sample and has statistically significant relation at p value˂ 0.02. Ultrasound detected changes in kidneys and pancreases echogenecity with prolonged disease duration. Ultrasonography has the capability of diagnosis of VL and by using ultrasound complications could be diagnosed earlier and treated before damaging the spleen, liver, lymph nodes or death to occur.
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
ER  -

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