The Relationship between Blood Group Type and Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran
نویسندگان
1 Department of Pathology
2 Cancer Research Institute, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran,
3 Cancer Research Institute, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran,
4 Department of Pediatrics, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
5 Department of Pathology,
6 Department of Pathology,
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چکیده
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or Kala-azar is still a common parasitic infection among children inIran. This study was performed to investigate the relationship between blood group type and VL among Iranianpatients.Methods: were enrolled. The bone marrow materials of 249 children who were clinically suspected for VL wereprovided from the posterior iliac spine by Jamshidi`s needle. LD bodies were identified in all cases and diagnosedas VL. The distribution of blood group type of all infected patients was compared with that of a controlgroup of normal donors (2490).Results: There were 198 males and 51 females among VL patients. In both the VL and control groups, themaximum percentage was found in blood group O and minimum in blood group AB.Conclusion: Our results showed that the blood group was not a risk factor in the occurrence of VL. The ABO-Rhblood groups were not associated with the occurrence of VL in Iranian patients.
