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Socioenvironmental aspects of the Purus Region - Brazilian Amazon: Why relate them to the occurrence of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis?

PLoS ONE, 2019
This study aims to analyze factors related to the occurrence of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in the Purus Region, based on the reporting of cases between 2001 and 2013, correlating them with livelihoods and subsistence farming in the region, and ...
Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa Guerra, Zanair Soares Vasconcelos, Nayra da Silva Freitas, Fernanda Rodrigues Fonseca, Rubens Celso Andrade da Silva Júnior, Arineia Soares da Silva, Vanderson Sampaio, Marcel Gonçalves Maciel, Melissa de Sousa Melo Cavalcante, Bernardino Cláudio de Albuquerque, Gilton Mendes Dos Santos, Luiza Garnelo   +12 more
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Macrophage Polarization in the Skin Lesion Caused by Neotropical Species of Leishmania sp

Journal of Immunology Research, 2021
Macrophages play important roles in the innate and acquired immune responses against Leishmania parasites. Depending on the subset and activation status, macrophages may eliminate intracellular parasites; however, these host cells also can offer a safe ...
Carmen M. Sandoval Pacheco, Gabriela V. Araujo Flores, Kadir Gonzalez, Claudia M. de Castro Gomes, Luiz F. D. Passero, Thaise Y. Tomokane, Wilfredo Sosa-Ochoa, Concepción Zúniga, Jose Calzada, Azael Saldaña, Carlos E. P. Corbett, Fernando T. Silveira, Marcia D. Laurenti   +12 more
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An Unusual Presentation of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Patient with Substance Use: A Diagnostic and Management Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT In patients with atypical ulcers and travel history to endemic areas, a comprehensive diagnostic workup for cutaneous leishmaniasis is imperative. This case confirms Leishmania tropica through combined microscopy, culture, and PCR, leading to successful treatment with systemic glucantime and adjunctive wound care.
Hossein Pazoki, Eissa Soleymani, Shirafkan Kordi, Mahdi Fakhar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of CD4+T cells in host protective responses against cutaneous Leishmaniasis using genome-wide transcriptomics. [PDF]

, 2013
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Leishmania major is a protozoan parasite and infection in the human host causes severe cutaneous Leishmaniasis.
Smith, Liezel C
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Extranodal NK/T‐Cell Lymphoma in the Nasal Region Illustrating the Differential Diagnosis of Lesions of the Face

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
Histopathological analysis of an infiltrative nasal lesion, diagnostic for Extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma (ENKTL), with its characteristic angiotropism, angiodestruction, and immunohistochemical staining, including positivity for EBER. ABSTRACT Extranodal NK/T‐cell lymphoma is an aggressive malignancy, rare in Western populations, that can mimic benign ...
Leonor Dias, Henrique Messias, Carlos Zagalo, Carla Alves, Gonçalo Esteves, Pedro Gomes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leishmaniases in Bolivia: comprehensive review and current status. [PDF]

, 2009
The leishmaniases are protozoan, zoonotic diseases transmitted to human and other mammal hosts by the bite of phlebotomine sandflies. Bolivia has the highest incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Latin America (LA), with 33 cases per 100,000 ...
Delgado, R., Parrado, Rudy, Delgado, Raúl, García, A. L., García, Ana L, Reithinger, R., Rojas, E., Delgado, Ra\ufal, Reithinger, Richard, Dujardin, Jean-Claude, Dujardin, J. C., Parrado, R., Rojas, Ernesto, Garc\ueda, Ana L.   +13 more
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Teledermatology: The Most Recent Advancements and Applications of Mobile Apps: A Narrative Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Mobile health improves patient–provider communication and expands access to specialists, especially in underserved areas. Training and empowerment of professionals and patients are among key objectives of mHealth technologies.
Fateme Molaalinejad, Farideh Eghdampour, Lida Menati, Kowsar Qaderi, Ahmadreza Shamsabadi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment and Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Emergency Department [PDF]

, 2020
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in more than 70 countries worldwide. It is a non-fatal disease caused by the Leishmania parasite that is transmitted to humans via bites of infected female sandflies. Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes skin lesions on areas
McGhee, Stephen, Finnegan, Alan, Lewis-Pierre, LaToya, Angus, Neil, Ortega, Johis   +4 more
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Agrarian counterpoint

American Ethnologist, Volume 53, Issue 2, Page 171-182, May 2026.
Abstract In Colombia's northeastern borderlands, agrarian economies shape how disease risk and stigma are understood and managed. As shown in ethnographic fieldwork in and around the Catatumbo region, cutaneous leishmaniasis—a sandfly‐transmitted disease that produces chronic skin lesions—appears in two radically different guises across adjacent ...
Javier Lezaun, Lina Pinto‐García
wiley   +1 more source

American tegumentary leishmaniasis mimicking myiasis and granulomatous vasculitis: A case report

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Rationale: American tegumentary leishmaniasis comprises cutaneous and mucocutaneous manifestations caused by parasitic infections by various Leishmania species.
Victoria J Arrieta, Gastón Morea, Leticia M Tennerini, María V. Sanchez, Esteban S Lozano, Diego E Cargnelutti   +5 more
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