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Leishmaniasis: Bone Marrow Aspirate Smear and Rapid Antibody Test.

Beuy Joob1, Viroj Wiwanitkit2.   

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Year:  2017        PMID: 28832007      PMCID: PMC5774348          DOI: 10.4274/tjh.2017.0291

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Turk J Haematol        ISSN: 1300-7777            Impact factor:   1.831


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To The Editor,

The publication by Dorji et al. [1], “Microscopic Image of Leishman-Donovan Bodies in Bone Marrow Aspirate Smear of Patient Suffering from Unexplained Intermittent Low-Grade Fever and Cough”, is very interesting. Indeed, the clinical presentation of leishmaniasis is usually nonspecific and it is hard to discriminate it from other tropical infections [2]. However, the common presentation that might be useful for the inclusion of leishmaniasis in differential diagnosis is splenomegaly [2]. In the present report, an important observation is a negative antibody test for Leishmania pathogens. The gold standard for the diagnosis of leishmaniasis is usually the examination of the blood or marrow and identification of the parasite. However, it is considered harmful. A new rapid test might be a solution and a less invasive technique. Nevertheless, the problem of the diagnostic properties of the available rapid test is frequently reported [3]. There are many possible explanations for false negative results. One important explanation is the prozone phenomenon [4] due to heavy infection. In the present case, there might be parasites and excessive antigens that could induce false negative results due to the immunological testing and the dilution of the blood sample before the test could be a simple method to reduce the problem of the prozone effect. Focusing on the examination of bone marrow a spirates, a similar problem with diagnostic false negatives can be expected [5]. At present, the test with the best diagnostic properties is the polymerase chain reaction-based test [5].
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Review 1.  Bone marrow leishmaniasis: a review of situation in Thailand.

Authors:  Viroj Wiwanitkit
Journal:  Asian Pac J Trop Med       Date:  2011-10       Impact factor: 1.226

Review 2.  [Factors that affect analytical results in an enzyme immunoassay].

Authors:  Y Itoh; T Yamaguchi
Journal:  Nihon Rinsho       Date:  1995-09

3.  Comparison of PCR with direct examination of bone marrow aspiration, myeloculture, and serology for diagnosis of visceral Leishmaniasis in immunocompromised patients.

Authors:  R Piarroux; F Gambarelli; H Dumon; M Fontes; S Dunan; C Mary; B Toga; M Quilici
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  1994-03       Impact factor: 5.948

4.  Short communication: evaluation of a new rapid diagnostic test for quality assurance by kala azar elimination programme in bangladesh.

Authors:  Md Gulam Musawwir Khan; Mohammad Shafiul Alam; Abu Toha Bhuiyan; Maleka Arjumand Jamil; Bijoy Saha; Mazharul Islam; Rashidul Haque; Moazzem Hossain; Kazi M Jamil
Journal:  J Parasitol Res       Date:  2011-11-02

5.  Microscopic Image of Leishman-Donovan Bodies in Bone Marrow Aspirate Smear of Patient Suffering from Unexplained Intermittent Low-Grade Fever and Cough.

Authors:  Kuenzang Dorji; Tashi Tobgay; Rixin Jamtsho; Puja Devi Samal; Pratap Rai
Journal:  Turk J Haematol       Date:  2016-09-09       Impact factor: 1.831

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