Clinical Study

Visceral Leishmaniasis with Associated Common, Uncommon, and Atypical Morphological Features on Bone Marrow Aspirate Cytology in Nonendemic Region

Table 1

Clinical presentation in cases showing Leishmania donovani amastigotes in bone marrow.

Clinical presentationNumber of casesPercentage (%)

Fever2488.8
Hepatosplenomegaly1866.6
Loss of weight, appetite, and lethargy0829.6
Nausea and vomiting0725.9
Cough with expectoration0518.5
Lymphadenopathy0311.1
Diarrhoea03 11.1
Generalized anasarca0311.1
Epistaxis and bleeding per rectum0311.1
Miscellaneous (jaundice and joint pains)03 11.1