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Household knowledge, practice and treatment seeking behaviors towards cutaneous leishmaniasis in the endemic rural communities of Ganta- afeshum district, Tigrai, northern Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2021
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic to Ethiopia. However, the prevention and control efforts of leishmaniasis remain unfocused with clear knowledge and practice gaps within the country.
Kebede Tesfay, Fitsum Mardu, Brhane Berhe, Hadush Negash, Haftom Legese, Gebre Adhanom, Getachew Belay, Aderajew Gebrewahid, Shinesh Tesfay, Zenawi Hagos Gufue   +9 more
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Systemic treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
This systematic review and meta‐analysis assessed systemic treatments for cutaneous leishmaniasis across 83 studies and 4603 patients. Treatment efficacies of meglumine antimoniate, miltefosine, azoles, pentamidine, and liposomal amphotericin B varied by region and species. Miltefosine showed consistent evidence across multiple settings.
Maximilian Egg, Dennis Wienand, Lucie Harpain, Marie‐Luise Brunner‐Kovarik, Julia Walochnik, Markus Wiesmueller, Amélie Hampel, Tibor Spath, Lukas Trnka, Judit Simon, Alessandra Handisurya   +10 more
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A National Survey: Desire of Dermatology Residents to Train in Cosmetic Dermatology and Its Association With Learning Medical Dermatology

Acta Medica Iranica, 2018
The main challenge for training in cosmetic dermatology is the difference in the attitudes of residency programs and residents about the necessity and amount of education during the residency period.
Bita Kiafar, Yalda Nahidi, Negar Morovatdar, Masoud Maleki, Mehrdad Teimoorian, Kiarash Ghazvini, Sadegh Vahabi   +6 more
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Local therapies in cutaneous leishmaniasis: a review study

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند, 2020
Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (OWCL) is a relatively common parasitic infection that is among endemic diseases in many regions worldwide, particularly in Iran. Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica species with over 500,000 and 400,000 annual cases
Sadegh Vahabi-Amlashi, Faezeh Taghavi, Ahmad Reza Taheri   +2 more
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Diet and leishmaniasis in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In Ecuador's Amazon, Indigenous communities affected by leishmaniasis often modify their diets as part of their health‐seeking practices. Drawing on qualitative research with sixty‐eight participants from seven Indigenous groups, this study explores how and why patients’ diets shift in pursuit of healing from leishmaniasis.
Veronica Cristina Vargas Roman
wiley   +1 more source

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 ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Using Q-methodology to understand the perspectives and practical experiences of dermatologists about treatment difficulties of cutaneous leishmaniasis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background During the outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq that started in 2015, the course of the disease and the treatment were not consistent with the available literature.
Dindar S. Qurtas, Nazar Pauls Shabila
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Addressing Behavioural Determinants of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Through Community Dialogue in Kalu District, Ethiopia: A Mixed‐Methods Study

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health challenge in Ethiopia, with 20–30,000 new cases annually. Limited awareness and misconceptions contribute to delayed care seeking, stigma, prolonged healing, and reduced uptake of preventive measures in CL‐endemic communities.
Takele Gezahegn Demie, Tara Mtuy, Jennifer Palmer, Eshetu Girma, Yohannes Hailemichael, Teklu Cherkose, Telahun Kasa Tefera, Mohammedjud Hassen Ahmed, Catherine Pitt, Michael Marks, Stephen L. Walker, Endalamaw Gadisa, Mirgissa Kaba, SHARP collaboration   +13 more
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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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Symmetrical Lupoid Onychodystrophy in Review: Lessons Learned From 31 Cases

Veterinary Dermatology, EarlyView.
Background: Symmetrical lupoid onychodystrophy (SLO) is a complex disease that exclusively affects the claws of dogs and represents a therapeutic challenge. Biopsy sampling of the third phalanx for histopathological evaluation has historically been the recommended diagnostic test, yet clinical diagnosis is currently encouraged.
Jessica R. Calesso, Clarissa P. Souza, Stephanie R. Bruner, Adriane P. C. V. Bicalho   +3 more
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