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Perillic Acid Synergizes With the Miltefosine Leishmanicidal Effect Against Leishmania amazonensis. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Perillic acid (PA), a monocyclic monoterpene derived from limonene, was evaluated for its leishmanicidal activity alone and in combination with miltefosine, as well as in its microemulsion‐based formulation. PA demonstrated synergistic activity with miltefosine and was effective against both promastigote and amastigote forms of Leishmania ...
Ferreira C +6 more
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Recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]
We present a case of an 18-year-old male patient who, after two years of inappropriate treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis, began to show nodules arising at the edges of the former healing scar. He was immune competent and denied any trauma. The diagnosis of recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis was made following positive culture of aspirate samples ...
Gomes, Ciro Martins +4 more
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Zosteriform cutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]
Dear Editor, We would like to discuss on the report on “Zosteriform cutaneous leishmaniasis” [1] Ramot et al. reported that “dermoscopy has proven to be an accessible and easy tool to diagnose such atypical presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis, and dermatologists in endemic areas should be familiar with its typical dermoscopic features” [1].
Sim Sai Tin, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Psoriasis and indigo naturalis as a treatment [PDF]
Psoriasis is an inflammatory and proliferative disease. Psoriasis clinical features vary from plaque-type psoriasis to pustular form. Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease, which affects epidermal keratinocytes.
Mohammad Imani +6 more
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Seyed Isaac Hashemy +4 more
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Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis is a chronic disease caused by flagellate protozoa of the genus Leishmania. It is a global disease, but most cases are seen in South America, the Mediterranean, and some areas of Asia and Africa. The 3 main types of leishmaniasis are cutaneous (the most common), mucocutaneous, and visceral (the most severe). Visceral leishmaniasis is also
I, Abadías-Granado +4 more
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Background: Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by parasites of the Leishmania type. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected worldwide, zoonotic, vector-borne, tropical disease. The clinical spectrum of leishmaniasis ranges from a self-resolving cutaneous ulcer to a mutilating mucocutaneous disease and even to a lethal systemic illness.
Placinta, Gheorghe +8 more
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A rare form of leishmaniasis, identified in the Russian Federation [PDF]
Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis is a rare form of cutaneous leishmaniasis characterized by an inadequate immune response of the host cells to parasitic invasion (weak T-helper (Th)1 response or Th2 response with the production of interleukin IL-4 and IL ...
Olga G. Artamonova +6 more
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Therapy of cutaneous leishmaniasis
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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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Turkey
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 +3 more
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