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Differential effects of antigens from L. braziliensis isolates from disseminated and cutaneous leishmaniasis on in vitro cytokine production

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2006
Background Disseminated leishmaniasis is an emerging infectious disease, mostly due to L. braziliensis, which has clinical and histopathological features distinct from cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Guimarães Luiz, Ho John L, de Jesus Amélia, Giudice Angela, Schriefer Albert, Almeida Roque P, Machado Paulo RL, Leopoldo Paulo TG, Bacellar Olívia, Carvalho Edgar M   +9 more
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Tissue Resident Memory Cells: Friend or Foe?

Immunology, EarlyView.
Tissue‐resident memory T cells (TRM cells) are specialised immune cells in barrier tissues like the lungs, skin and gut, providing rapid host defence and tumour surveillance. Their retention and differentiation are regulated by molecules such as CD69, CD103 and TGF‐β. Dysregulation of TRM cells can lead to chronic activation, driving conditions such as
Chidimma F. Chude, Jude E. Uzonna, Janilyn Arsenio   +2 more
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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, Elvino José Guardão Barros, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher   +2 more
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'We do not rush to the hospital for ordinary wounds (suḷu tuvāla)': A qualitative study on the early clinical manifestations of cutaneous leishmaniasis and associated health behaviours in rural Sri Lanka.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundKnowledge of early clinical manifestations, people's perceptions and behaviours is crucial in preventing and controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Sonali Dinushika Gunasekara, Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi, Manoj Sanjeewa Fernando, Kosala Gayan Weerakoon, Chandani Liyanage, Lisa Dikomitis, Thilini Chanchala Agampodi   +7 more
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Artificial intelligence‐powered microscopy: Transforming the landscape of parasitology

Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Microscopy and image analysis play a vital role in parasitology research; they are critical for identifying parasitic organisms and elucidating their complex life cycles. Despite major advancements in imaging and analysis, several challenges remain. These include the integration of interdisciplinary data; information derived from various model
Mariana De Niz, Sara Silva Pereira, David Kirchenbuechler, Leandro Lemgruber, Constadina Arvanitis   +4 more
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Evaluation and Comparison of Personality Traits in Patients with Genital Wart and Healthy Individuals

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2019
Background: Genital wart is a sexually transmitted disease, which can have specific psychological causes and consequences. We aimed to compare personality traits among the patients with genital warts and healthy people. Methods: Seventy participants (35
Arezoo Moradi, Seyyed Kazem Rasoulzadeh-Tabtabaei, Mahdi Razmara, Emadodin Darchini-Maragheh, Maryam Saeidi, Vahid Mashayekhi   +5 more
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PKDL and other dermal lesions in HIV co-infected patients with Leishmaniasis: review of clinical presentation in relation to immune responses. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BACKGROUND:Co-infection of leishmaniasis and HIV is increasingly reported. The clinical presentation of leishmaniasis is determined by the host immune response to the parasite; as a consequence, this presentation will be influenced by HIV-induced ...
Eduard E Zijlstra
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Ultrastructural expansion microscopy reveals unexpected levels of glycosome heterogeneity in African trypanosomes

Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Kinetoplastid parasites include several species. Trypanosoma brucei causes African sleeping sickness in humans and a wasting disease nagana in livestock. Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease and Leishmania species cause leishmaniasis, which can present with visceral, cutaneous, or mucocutaneous symptoms.
Heidi Anderson, Rhonda Reigers Powell, Meredith Teilhet Morris   +2 more
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Leishmania infantum AS A CAUSATIVE AGENT OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN THE STATE OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL, BRAZIL

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2016
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by different species of theLeishmania genus. Leishmania(Leishmania) infantum, causing cutaneous leishmaniasis, has been described in patients living in areas where visceral leishmaniasis is endemic. In this study, it was
Ludiele Souza CASTRO, Adriana de Oliveira FRANÇA, Eduardo de Castro FERREIRA, Günther HANS FILHO, Minoru German HIGA JÚNIOR, Célia Maria Ferreira GONTIJO, Agnes Antônia Sampaio PEREIRA, Maria Elizabeth Moraes C. DORVAL   +7 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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