MEDITERRANEAN VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS IN PREGNANCY

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in pregnancy is rare in Mediterranean coun tries. We report here 2 eases of VL in pregnant women who acquired the infection in Italy. In the first case, the disease was diagnosed and treated with liposomal amphotericin B during the pregnancy. In the sec ond case, diagnosis was established and treatment with meglumine antim oniate both undertaken shortly after delivery. The 2 infants were foll owed clinically and serologically for 8-9 months after birth, but no e vidence of congenital VL was observed.