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Salvage therapy with Sodium chlorosum (formerly DAC N-055) for cases of refractory lupoid cutaneous leishmaniasis: results from a compassionate use study with 0.09% Sodium chlorosum in amphiphilic basic cream

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Lupoid cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) is known as a rare but serious complication of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) resistant to conventional treatments.
Sara Molkara, Elaheh Poursoltani, Kurt-Wilhelm Stahl, Masoud Maleki, Ali Khamesipour, Christian Bogdan, Maryam Salehi, Vahid Mashayekhi Goyonlo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cutaneous leishmaniasis a neglected tropical disease: community knowledge, attitude and practices in an endemic area, Northwest Ethiopia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
BackgroundCutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases in the Ethiopian highlands and studies on assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of the community in endemic areas are scanty.
Helina Fikre Tamiru, Y. Mashalla, R. Mohammed, G. T. Tshweneagae   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The first detection of Leishmania major in naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta in Portugal [PDF]

, 2013
Phlebotomine sandflies of the genus Sergentomyia are widely distributed throughout the Old World. It has been suggested that Sergentomyia spp are involved in the transmission of Leishmania in India and Africa, whereas Phlebotomus spp are thought to be ...
Afonso, Maria Odete, Campino, Lenea, Cortes, Sofia, Dionisio, Lidia, Maia, Carla, Neto, Luis   +5 more
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Clinicoepidemiological Study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Hospital Based Study

Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2023
Introduction: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a tropical disease transmitted by the bite of an intracellular parasite infected sandfly. Visceral leishmaniasis is common in Nepal. However, cutaneous leishmaniasis remains rare with only limited number of cases
Sushmita Pradhan, Shristee Shrestha, Damber Khadka, Niraj Parajuli, Suwash Baral, Daisuke Tsuruta   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A 10-year registry-based retrospective study of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Mashhad, northeastern Iran: Demographic, clinical, and therapeutic profiles of 1537 cases

Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) remains one of the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases, imposing a substantial health burden in many developing countries.
Vahid Mashayekhi-Goyonlo, Pouran Layegh, Zahra Ghasemi, Masomeh Hosseini-Nezhad, Ali Tajik   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Association of Serum Lipid Profiles and Dietary Intakes of Vitamin E and Fiber with Psoriasis Severity

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021
Background: Dyslipidemia has been reportedly associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis among psoriatic patients. Dietary intake can be a key factor in the pathophysiology of psoriasis. Herein, we assessed serum lipid profile and dietary intake
Mohammad Javad Yazdanpanah, Sadegh Vahabi-Amlashi, Mohsen Nematy, Neda Shaelaei, Seyed Amir Reza Mohajeri, Zahra Tafazzoli   +5 more
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Agrarian counterpoint

American Ethnologist, EarlyView.
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

Symmetrical Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2005
Sir, Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a protozoan disease present in Old and New Worlds (1, 2). It is endemic in the Mediterranian basin, particularly in the rural areas of Sicily where almost 60% of Italian cases occur. The disease is caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania infantum, carried by specific species of sandflies as Phlebotomus ...
GUARNERI, Claudio, GUARNERI, Fabrizio Nicola Giuseppe   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Evolutionary history of Leishmania killicki (synonymous Leishmania tropica) and taxonomic implications [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Leishmania (L.) killicki is responsible for the chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis. The taxonomic status of this parasite is still not well defined. It was suggested on one hand to include this taxon within L.
Babba, Hamouda, BaÑuls, Anne- Laure, Chaara, Dhekra, Dedet, Jean-Pierre, El baidouri, Fouad, Haouas, Najoua, Harrat, Zoubir, Jaouadi, Kaouther, Lami, Patrick, Pratlong, Francine, Ravel, Christophe, Talignani, Loïc   +11 more
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Cutaneous non‐tuberculous mycobacterial infections: A retrospective study of 94 cases from Germany

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background Cutaneous non‐tuberculous mycobacterial infections (NTM) remain a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The aim of this study was to characterize cutaneous NTM infections in Germany over a 24‐year‐period. Patients and Methods 73 patients with cutaneous NTM infections diagnosed at 17 different German University Hospitals from 2000 ...
Luisa Bopp, Nicolai Deresz, Henning Klapproth, Isabelle Suárez, Jonathan Jantsch, Mario Fabri, Esther von Stebut   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source