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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1993 Os autores relatam o caso de um paciente procedente do Município de Barreirinhas, MA, portador de leishmaniose cutânea disseminada, que apresentava 58 lesões distribuídas pelo corpo, sob os mais variados aspectos com predominância da lesão ulcerada ...
Cloves Eduardo S. Galvão +5 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 A relevant aspect in the epidemiology of Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (TL) are the Leishmania parasites carrying a viral endosymbiont, Leishmania RNA Virus 1 (LRV1), a dsRNA virus.
Mayara Cristhine de Oliveira Santana +3 more
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A challenging case of cutaneous leishmaniasis with thrombophlebitic complication
JEADV Clinical Practice, Volume 2, Issue 4, Page 947-950, December 2023., 2023 Abstract We report a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania guyanensis with sporotrichoid lymphocutaneous dissemination of the parasite and thrombophlebitic complication in a 32‐year‐old man who had recently travelled to French Guiana. After initial failure of empirical treatment with amphotericin B, the patient evolved favourably on high
Antoine Willemart +4 more
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Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease with clinical presentations that vary from asymptomatic infection to cutaneous, mucocutaneous, or visceral disease. Global change, with migratory movements and travels, among others, has had an impact on the presentation of the clinical forms of leishmaniasis in a given area, hindering its diagnosis. The traditional
Albert Arnau +9 more
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Proteins selected in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis by an immunoproteomic approach with potential serodiagnosis applications for tegumentary leishmaniasis [PDF]
, 2016 The serodiagnosis of human tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) presents some problems, such as the low level of antileishmanial antibodies found in most of the patients, as well as the cross-reactivity in subjects infected by other trypanosomatids.
Coelho, Eduardo A. F. +2 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2007 New therapeutic alternatives against leishmaniasis remain a priority. The activity of azithromycin against Leishmania (Leishmania) major has been previously demonstrated.
Ángel Sinagra +5 more
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The spiny rat Proechimys guyannensis (Rodentia: Echimydae) fails to respond to intradermal inoculation with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2015 Leishmaniasis a disease of worldwide occurrence is caused by protozoa of the Leishmania genus. In Brazil, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is the main parasite responsible for the American cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Stela Rechinelli PASSOS +3 more
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Native rodent species are unlikely sources of infection for Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis along the Transoceanic Highway in Madre de Dios, Peru. [PDF]
, 2014 An estimated 2.3 million disability-adjusted life years are lost globally from leishmaniasis. In Peru's Amazon region, the department of Madre de Dios (MDD) rises above the rest of the country in terms of the annual incidence rates of human leishmaniasis.
Conrad, Patricia A +7 more
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Leishmania tarentolae: A new frontier in the epidemiology and control of the leishmaniases
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 69, Issue 5, Page e1326-e1337, September 2022., 2022 Abstract Leishmaniasis (or the leishmaniases), classified as a neglected tropical parasitic disease, is found in parts of the tropics, subtropics and southern Europe. Leishmania parasites are transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies and million cases of human infection occur annually.
Jairo Alfonso Mendoza‐Roldan +7 more
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Leishmaniasis: new approaches to disease control. [PDF]
, 2003 The leishmaniases afflict the world's poorest populations. Among the two million new cases each year in the 88 countries where the disease is endemic (fig 1), it is estimated that 80% earn less than $2 a day.
Croft, Simon L +3 more
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