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Immunofluorescence in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Dermatologica, 2009
A case of acute cutaneous leishmaniasis is reported in which skin biopsy of the lesion revealed deposits of IgM, fibrinogen and C3 in the blood vessel wall and granular deposits of IgG and C3 at the dermoepidermal junction. No immune complexes were detected in the healthy unaffected skin in the same patient and no circulating immune complexes were ...
S, Brenner, A, Srebrnik, B, Hazaz, A, Krakowski   +3 more
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Dermoscopy of cutaneous leishmaniasis

British Journal of Dermatology, 2009
Dermoscopy has been proposed as a diagnostic tool in the case of skin infections and parasitosis but no specific dermoscopic criteria have been described for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL).To describe the dermoscopic features of CL.Dermoscopic examination (using the DermLite Foto; 3Gen, LLC, Dana Point, CA, U.S.A.) of 26 CL lesions was performed to ...
A, Llambrich, P, Zaballos, F, Terrasa, I, Torne, S, Puig, J, Malvehy   +5 more
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Sudan

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1973
Abstract The epidemiology, clinical features, pathology, immunology and treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Sudan are described. The majority of patients came from kala-azar endemic areas of the central Sudan. The aetiology of the disease is discussed. Clinically the lesions are divided into 3 types but with rare exceptions the pathological
R E, Abdalla, M, Ali, A I, Wasfi, A M, el-Hassan   +3 more
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis and leprosy

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1978
Eight patients who had concomitant leprosy and leishmaniasis are described. Two patients with lepromatous leprosy had high resistance leishmaniasis, implying that the immune deficiency in lepromatous leprosy is specific to Mycobacterium leprae.
R S, Barnetson, A D, Bryceson
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American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

International Journal of Dermatology, 1982
ABSTRACT: A lesion of New World leishmaniasis. evident on the palm of the hand, a rare and unusual location, is described. Routine investigations for bacteria and mycobacteria were misleading. Specific culture for Leishmania led to the correct diagnosis. Successful treatment was achieved with a pentavalent antimonial (sodium stibogluconate).
S W, White, L D, Hendricks
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kuwait

Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 1980
During a study of cutaneous leishmaniasis, 33 patients from different districts in Kuwait were interviewed. Their lesions were examined clinically and microscopically. Most patients had multiple lesions (up to 60 per person), mainly distributed on the upper and lower limbs, and less frequently on the face, neck and trunk.
M, Al-Taqi, K, Behbehani
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

New England Journal of Medicine, 2020
Alexia P, Knapp, Jonathan D, Alpern
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Yemen

International Journal of Dermatology, 1999
AbstractBackground Cutaneous leishmaniasis is widespread in the Yemen, but has not been fully documented.Methods We have studied 42 cases from the Hajjah and Amran Governorates of the Yemen Republic. The clinical profile of these cases was recorded in a special protocol.
M L, Khatri, N, Haider
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1963
W M, FRASER, R G, FREEMAN, D A, DREYER, J M, KNOX   +3 more
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Diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2003
The purpose of this review is to discuss some of the most important issues in the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis. The former is based on clinical experience and the latter on the literature published within the last couple of years.
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