Abstract Objective To describe the sociodemographic profile and clinical characteristics of visceral leishmaniasis in children admitted to a referral hospital in São Luís, Maranhão. Methods This is a retrospective cross-sectional quantitative study. Results Eighty-three children aged 0 to 12 years were evaluated. With prevalent age range from 6 months to less than 2 years. Fever was the most observed symptom at admission (98.8%). The use of antibiotics during hospitalization in 69 individuals (83.1%) and 77 children (92.8%) progressed to discharge […]