%0 Journal Article
%T Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis Recurrence in the Setting of Negative Splenic Smears
%A Ariful Basher
%A Faria Hossain
%A Md. Golam Hasnain
%A Md. Shakhawat Hossain
%A Prakash Ghosh
%A Proggananda Nath
%J Archive of "The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene".
%D 2016
%R 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0136
%X This report presents two cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) recurrence where the microscopy of the splenic smear failed in diagnosis. However, a strong clinical suspicion compelled further evaluation by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which validated the etiology. This short report highlights the usefulness of PCR in diagnosing cases of suspected smear-negative VL recurrence
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4710454/