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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Afghanistan. [PDF]

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
Abstract Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (OWCL) is a sand fly-transmitted skin infection caused by Leishmania species that extends from West Africa to China. Afghanistan probably has the highest burden of OWCL and is home chiefly to Leishmania  tropica and Leishmania  major, which cause anthroponotic and zoonotic CL, respectively ...
Rahimi BA, Ghatee MA, Habib MN, Farooqi K, Ritmeijer K, Hussain HS, Beg MA, Taylor WR.   +7 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Age-related alteration of arginase activity impacts on severity of leishmaniasis. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: The leishmaniases are a group of vector-borne parasitic diseases that represent a major international public health problem; they belong to the most neglected tropical diseases and have one of the highest rates of morbidity and mortality. The
Asrat Hailu, Choi, B., Abebe, T, Munder, Markus, Choi, B-S, Abebe Tamrat, Modolell, M, Choi Beak-San, Manuel Modolell, Hailu, A, Abebe, T., Fuentes, J., Modolell Manuel, Kropf Pascale, Abebe, Tamrat, Munder, M, Ingrid Müller, Kropf, P, Müller, Ingrid, Markus Munder, Modolell, M., Munder, M., Kropf, P., Kropf, Pascale, Beak-San Choi, Hailu, A., Fuentes, Jose M, Munder Markus, Fuentes Jose M., Pascale Kropf, Muller, I, Fuentes, JM, Jose M. Fuentes, Müller Ingrid, Jose M Fuentes, Hailu Asrat, Choi, Beak-San, Hailu, Asrat, Modolell, Manuel, Müller, I., Tamrat Abebe   +40 more
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Therapy of cutaneous leishmaniasis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003
There have been many treatment modalities used for the therapy of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Although treatment need not be given for cosmetically insignificant lesions, which are often self-limited, therapy is usually indicated for larger, cosmetically significant and disfiguring lesions, and lesions which progress.
Lee, Samuel A., Hasbun, Rodrigo
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Advances in leishmaniasis. [PDF]

, 2005
Governed by parasite and host factors and immunoinflammatory responses, the clinical spectrum of leishmaniasis encompasses subclinical (inapparent), localised (skin lesions), and disseminated infection (cutaneous, mucosal, or visceral).
Berman, Jonathan D, Murray, Henry W, Davies, Clive R, Saravia, Nancy G   +3 more
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Parasitology, 2012
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania protozoon parasites is a disease which is characterized by long-term nodulo-ulcerative lesions healing spontaneously with scarring. The disease has been well-known in Anatolia for centuries and has different names such as; Urfa boil, Antep boil, year boil, Halep boil, oriental sore and beauty scar.
Mehmet Salih, Gürel, Yavuz, Yeşilova, M Kirami, Olgen, Yusuf, Ozbel   +3 more
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The efficacy of thermotherapy to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia: a comparative observational study in an operational setting. [PDF]

, 2009
An open label, comparative study to compare the efficacy of thermotherapy to meglumine antimoniate in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in an operational context was carried out in Chaparral, Colombia.
Reithinger, Richard, Sánchez Polania, Boris Fernando, Mahecha, Mercedes del Pilar, Montaña, Rafael, Sanchez, Boris Fernando, Montero, Luz Mery, Baron, Angela Rocío, Vega, Juan Carlos, Dueñes, Bladimir   +8 more
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Cutaneous Bronchogenic Cyst in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2020
مقدمه: کیست‌های برونکوژنیک در نتیجه‌ی رشد ایزوله‌ی درخت برونشیال و به طور معمول در مدیاستین ایجاد می‌شوند، اما ممکن است به طور نادر به صورت ساب‌کوتانه و یا پوستی تظاهر کنند. این مطالعه، به گزارش یک مورد از این بیماری در یک دختر 3 ساله می‌پردازد.
Zahra Tafazzoli, Masoumeh Hosseininezhad, Samaneh Boroumand, Pouran Layegh, Sadegh Vahabi-Amlashi, Somayeh Ghanizadeh   +5 more
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Treating cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Kabul, Afghanistan: cost-effectiveness of an operational program in a complex emergency setting. [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: Although Kabul city, Afghanistan, is currently the worldwide largest focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) with an estimated 67,500 cases, donor interest in CL has been comparatively poor because the disease is non-fatal. Since 1998 HealthNet
Reithinger, Richard, Coleman, Paul G, Reithinger Richard, Richard Reithinger, Coleman Paul G, Paul G Coleman   +5 more
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Two Cases of Chronic and Drug-Resistant Cutaneous Leishmaniasis as an Initial Presentation of the Underlying Lymphoproliferative Disorder

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2020
Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by the protozoa of Leishmania genus, which cause serious public health issues in endemic regions across 80 countries.
Reza Mortezaei, Reihaneh Aryan, Saman Afkhami-Ardakani, Vahid Mashayekhi-Goyonlo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Leishmaniasis notification system in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1990-1993. [PDF]

, 2001
Using a capture-recapture method, this study evaluates the completeness of the cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) surveillance system in four districts of Santiago del Estero province, Argentina, for the period 1990-1993. Four reporting sources were evaluated:
Yadón, ZE, E L Segura, Z E Yadón, Yadón, Zaida E., L C Rodrigues, Quigley, MA, Davies, CR, Rodrigues, LC, C R Davies, Segura, Elsa L., Segura, Elsa Leonor, Quigley, Maria A., Quigley, Maria, M A Quigley, Rodrigues, Laura C., Davies, Clive R., Segura, EL   +16 more
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