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Asymptomatic infection with American cutaneous leishmaniasis: epidemiological and immunological studies [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2016 American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is a major public health problem caused by vector-borne protozoan intracellular parasites from the genus Leishmania, subgenera Viannia and Leishmania.
Fernando J Andrade-Narvaez +3 more
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Occurrence of two autochthonous cases of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the neighborhood of Caju, city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 American cutaneous leishmaniasis is in full geographic expansion in Brazil and it is considered among the infectious and parasitic diseases of utmost importance worldwide, not only by its frequency, but mainly by therapeutic difficulties, deformities and
Fred Bernardes Filho +5 more
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American cutaneous leishmaniasis: epidemiological profile of patients treated in Londrina from 1998 to 2009 [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 BACKGROUND: American cutaneous leishmaniasis is a dermatozoonosis of compulsory notification with relevant morbidity. The disease is considered endemic in northern Paraná.
Rubens Pontello Junior +2 more
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The spiny rat Proechimys guyannensis (Rodentia: Echimydae) fails to respond to intradermal inoculation with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2015 Leishmaniasis a disease of worldwide occurrence is caused by protozoa of the Leishmania genus. In Brazil, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is the main parasite responsible for the American cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Stela Rechinelli PASSOS +3 more
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Disseminated leishmaniasis: clinical, pathogenic, and therapeutic aspects [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2019 : Disseminated leishmaniasis is a severe and emerging form of American tegumentary leishmaniasis. Disseminated leishmaniasis is defined by the presence of more than 10 polymorphic cutaneous lesions, distributed over more than two noncontiguous parts of ...
Gustavo Uzêda Machado +2 more
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American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2002 Abstract We present 3 cases of American cutaneous leishmaniasis occurring in soldiers of a unit of US Army Rangers who parachuted into the jungles of Panama. Shortly after returning to the United States, these 3 soldiers each developed a crusted, indurated papule, which slowly enlarged during the following 6 weeks.
M A J Michael, Royer, C O L Mark, Crowe
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Kidney involvement in leishmaniasis—a review
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania transmitted by insects of the genus Lutzomyia sp. or Phlebotomus sp.
Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior +2 more
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American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1983 This review outlines the present knowledge of American cutaneous leishmaniasis, a disease which, owing to the increase in international travel, is being seen with increasing frequency in Europe and North America. A knowledge of this disease is of particular importance to the military medical officer as in recent years approximately one-hundred and ...
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Leishmaniasis in the United States: Emerging Issues in a Region of Low Endemicity
Microorganisms, 2021 Leishmaniasis, a chronic and persistent intracellular protozoal infection caused by many different species within the genus Leishmania, is an unfamiliar disease to most North American providers.
John M. Curtin, Naomi E. Aronson
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004 The wide variety of Leishmania species responsible for human American cutaneous leishmaniasis combined with the immune mechanisms of the host results in a large spectrum of clinical, histopathological, and immunopathological manifestations. At the middle
Fernando T Silveira +2 more
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