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Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020
On the American continent, cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (CL and MCL) are diseases associated with infection by several species of Leishmania parasites. Pentavalent antimonials remain the first-choice treatment. There are alternative interventions, but reviewing their effectiveness and safety is important as availability is limited. This is
Mariona, Pinart, José-Ramón, Rueda, Gustavo As, Romero, Carlos Eduardo, Pinzón-Flórez, Karime, Osorio-Arango, Ana Nilce, Silveira Maia-Elkhoury, Ludovic, Reveiz, Vanessa M, Elias, John A, Tweed   +8 more
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Adequacy of nutritional status and dietary intake of adult and elderly patients with American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis [PDF]

Einstein (São Paulo)
Objective Patients with American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis often experience malnutrition, weight loss, and dehydration; however, their eating profile and the degree of interference of disease manifestations on food intake is not well understood ...
Analucia Gomes Lopes Oliveira, Camila Senceite-Costa, Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes Oliveira, Marcelo Rosandisk Lyra, Benivaldo Ramos Ferreira Terceiro, Frederico Pereira Bom-Braga, Maria Inês Fernandes Pimentel, Armando de Oliveira Schubach, Patrícia Dias de Brito, Cláudia Maria Valete   +9 more
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Transcriptome patterns from primary cutaneous Leishmania braziliensis infections associate with eventual development of mucosal disease in humans. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012
INTRODUCTION: Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (LCL) and Mucosal Leishmaniasis (ML) are two extreme clinical forms of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis that usually begin as solitary primary cutaneous lesions.
Ana Claudia Maretti-Mira, Jaime Bittner, Manoel Paes Oliveira-Neto, Minghsun Liu, Dezhi Kang, Huiying Li, Claude Pirmez, Noah Craft   +7 more
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Occurrence of Leishmania infection in the immediate geographic region of Ji-Paraná, Rondônia State, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021
INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the epidemiology of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the immediate region of Ji-Paraná, Rondônia State. METHODS: Samples and epidemiological data were collected from 105 patients.
Aliny Pontes Almeida, Paula Frassinetti Medeiros de Paulo, Antonio Marques Pereira Júnior, Cinthya de Andrade Gujanwski, Valéria Ferreira, Glaucilene da Silva Costa, Moreno Magalhães de Souza Rodrigues, Ricardo de Godoi Mattos Ferreira, Jansen Fernandes Medeiros   +8 more
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Disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients: A report of two cases

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2021
Rationale: Co-infection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Leishmania spp. has impact on clinical and therapeutic outcomes of leishmaniases.
Camila F Araujo, Iara B N Oliveira, Murilo B Silveira, Fátima Ribeiro-Dias   +3 more
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Antibodies to laminin in American cutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]

Infection and Immunity, 1984
We found that serum samples from patients with different clinical forms of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) contained immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin M antibodies which reacted with laminin but not with various other purified connective tissue components, such as collagen types I, III, IV, and V and fibronectin.
J L, Avila, M, Rojas, M, Rieber
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Leishmanial antigens in the diagnosis of active lesions and ancient scars of American tegumentary leishmaniasis patients

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2001
Cutaneous biopsies (n = 94) obtained from 88 patients with American tegumentary leishmaniasis were studied by conventional and immunohistochemical techniques.
Armando Schubach, Tullia Cuzzi-Maya, Albanita V Oliveira, Alexandrina Sartori, Manoel P de Oliveira-Neto, Marise S Mattos, Marcelo Lodi Araújo, Wilson Jacinto S Souza, Fátima Haddad, Maurício de A Perez, Raquel S Pacheco, Hooman Momen, Sérgio G Coutinho, Mauro Célio de Almeida Marzochi, Keyla Belizia Feldman Marzochi, Sylvio Celso Gonçalves da Costa   +15 more
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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
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American tegumentary leishmaniasis: epidemiological and molecular characterization of prevalent Leishmania species in the State of Tocantins, Brazil, 2011-2015

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2017
Determination of the epidemiological profile of the American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) and identification of Leishmania species that are prevalent in the State of Tocantins were carried out through a retrospective and descriptive study based on ...
Carina Scolari Gosch, Cálita Pollyanna Marques, Bruna Silva Resende, Joandson dos Santos Souza, Ray Ameida da Silva Rocha, Deyse Sabrinne Souza Lopes, Marcelo Scolari Gosch, Fátima Ribeiro Dias, Miriam Leandro Dorta   +8 more
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Epidermal Compromise in American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1992
In American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL), Leishmania parasites enter the epidermis of the host via the bite of infected sandflies. Immune responses against the parasite vary from "effective" in localized (LCL) to a state of "selective anergy" in diffuse (DCL) cutaneous leishmaniasis, whereas the intermediate muco-cutaneous form (MCL) is characterized ...
Cáceres-Dittmar, Gisela, Sánchez, Martin A, Oriol, Olivia, Kraal, Georg, Tapia, Felix J   +4 more
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