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American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

International Journal of Dermatology, 1982
ABSTRACT: A lesion of New World leishmaniasis. evident on the palm of the hand, a rare and unusual location, is described. Routine investigations for bacteria and mycobacteria were misleading. Specific culture for Leishmania led to the correct diagnosis. Successful treatment was achieved with a pentavalent antimonial (sodium stibogluconate).
S W, White, L D, Hendricks
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DISSEMINATED AMERICAN CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS

International Journal of Dermatology, 1996
Abstract Background. While studying cutaneous leishmaniasis in the central part of western Venezuela, we found four cases of disseminated American cutaneous leishmaniasis, three from the Lara State and one from Portuguese State. Methods. A clinical history was taken for each of these patients, followed by microscopic examination of the Giemsa‐stained ...
R, Bonfante-Garrido, S, Barroeta, M A, de Alejos, E, Meléndez, J, Torrealba, O, Valdivia, H, Momen, G, Grimaldi Júnior   +7 more
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AMERICAN CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS: INTERMEDIATE FORM

International Journal of Dermatology, 1993
A man of Portuguese nationality presented with increased volume of the forehead and multiple pustules, which subsequently ulcerated. The pustules appeared progressively on the rest of the face and in the right scapular region during a period of 2 years.Physical examination revealed multiple rounded ulcers of different sizes with erythematous and ...
O, Halmai-Stupar, R, Arosemena-Sarkissian, E, Paez, E, Weiss, A, Rondon   +4 more
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LEISHMANIASIS RECIDIVA CUTIS IN AMERICAN CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS

International Journal of Dermatology, 1993
Abstract Background. Leishmaniasis recidiva cutis (LRC) consists of active lesions around or inside the scar of classical cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). In the literature it is considered as an hyperergic form of CL because the patients show a strong response to intradermal testing with leishmania antigen and, histologically, the parasites are scarce or
A L, Bittencourt, J M, Costa, E M, Carvalho, A, Barral   +3 more
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American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in U.S. Travelers

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1993
To characterize the exposures and practices of U.S. travelers who acquired cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Americas and to highlight problems they encountered in seeking medical care from U.S. physicians.A retrospective review of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Drug Service records and a telephone survey of patients.Fifty-nine civilian U.S ...
B L, Herwaldt, S L, Stokes, D D, Juranek
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American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

JAMA, 1974
American leishmaniasis, a disease limited to the American tropics and relatively unfamiliar to North American physicians, is seen in the United States with increasing frequency since the advent of air travel. In contrast to a recent report of successful treatment with metronidazole, our experience of failure in five of six cases indicates that this ...
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AMERICAN CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS

Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology, 1948
CUTANEOUS leishmaniasis is of special interest at this time because of its occurrence in troops stationed in endemic zones and because it must be considered in the differential diagnosis of the ulcerated cutaneous lesions seen so frequently in tropical areas.
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American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Guyana, South America

Annals of Tropical Medicine And Parasitology, 2001
The 185 patients who presented at the dermatology clinic of Georgetown Public Hospital, Guyana, between 1992 and 1998, with skin ulcers indicative of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) were retrospectively reviewed. The laboratory-confirmed cases of ACL were identified and the corresponding data were analysed for risk factors such as age, gender ...
S C, Rawlins, T, Tiwari, D D, Chadee, L, Validum, H, Alexander, R, Nazeer, S R, Rawlins   +6 more
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American cutaneous leishmaniasis in infancy and childhood

International Journal of Dermatology, 2017
AbstractInfant and young child skin diseases are among the most common features of morbidity throughout the tropics. Because the skin is directly exposed to the environment, it is considerably affected by climatic and local conditions such as vectors and microorganisms, as in the case of leishmaniasis.
Paniz Mondolfi, Alberto E., Talhari, Carolina, Garcia Bustos, Maria Fernanda, Rosales, Tamara, Villamil Gomez, Wilmer E., Marquez, Marilianna, Pérez Alvarez, Alexandra M., Tálamo Sánchez, Alejandra I., Rodriguez Morales, Alfonso J.   +8 more
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Renal Involvement in American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

2020
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), also known as American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL), is characterized by cutaneous or mucosal involvement, most often without visceral involvement. It is considered an occupational disease in forest workers, explaining the high prevalence of CL among Brazilian Army soldiers training in the Amazon Rainforest, highway ...
Rodrigo Alves de Oliveira, Guilherme Alves de Lima Henn, Paulo Sérgio Ramos de Araújo, Claudio Gleidston Lima da Silva   +3 more
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