Abdominal ultrasound in the diagnostic work-up of visceral leishmaniasis and for detection of complications of spleen aspiration.
IntroductionAbdominal ultrasound (US) is increasingly used in the diagnostic work-up of infectious diseases, but studies on its diagnostic value in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are lacking.US could help to identify complications of spleen aspiration (SA).We aimed to assess the diagnostic value of US and the evolution of findings after VL treatment;