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10-Year Trends in Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Hamadan Province, West of Iran (2007–2016)

Frontiers in Public Health, 2019
Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most important infectious diseases in eastern Mediterranean countries. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological pattern of cutaneous leishmaniasis across a 10-year period in the Hamadan ...
A. Akhlagh, A. Salehzadeh, A. Zahirnia, B. Davari   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Identifying Cellular Immunodeficiency Through a Persistent Herpetic Whitlow

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cutaneous infections caused by HSV are common, with the oral and genital mucosa being most frequently affected (1, 2). In individuals with immunodeficiency, HSV‐2 caused skin lesions may appear severe and unusual, or occur simultaneously with other skin diseases (3).
Chiara L. Blomen, Finn Abeck, Nina Booken, Ute Siemann‐Harms, Stefan W. Schneider   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Localization of Lupoid Leishmaniasis on the face: A case control study

JEADV Clinical Practice
Background In Lupoid Leishmaniasis, erythematous to brown papules often occur around a central old scar, which can expand over time. For unclear reasons, these lesions tend to develop on the facial area.
Mohammad J. Yazdanpanah, Rosita Moradpour, Ahmad R. Taheri, Habibollah Esmaily, Omalbanin Afroushteh   +4 more
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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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Leishmania (Mundinia) orientalis n. sp. (Trypanosomatidae), a parasite from Thailand responsible for localised cutaneous leishmaniasis

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Leishmaniasis is an emerging disease in Thailand with an unknown incidence or prevalence. Although the number of properly characterized and clinically confirmed cases is about 20, it is suspected that this low number masks a potentially high prevalence ...
N. Jariyapan, Teerada Daroontum, Krit Jaiwong, Wetpisit Chanmol, N. Intakhan, S. Sor-Suwan, P. Siriyasatien, P. Somboon, M. Bates, P. Bates   +9 more
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Effectiveness of Carbon Dioxide Cryotherapy for the Treatment of Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a public health problem in Ethiopia. Diagnosis is often delayed, and treatment options are limited. Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy is a recommended treatment but not widely available. Carbon dioxide (CO2) cryotherapy is used for the prevention of cervical cancer and is widely available in Ethiopia and ...
Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Saba Maria Lambert, Michael Marks, Yematawork Kebede Aragaw, Derese Bekele Daba, Kassahun Alemu, Endalamaw Gadisa, Stephen L. Walker   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

New England Journal of Medicine
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a widespread parasitic infection caused by the Leishmania, which is carried by female sandflies. The symptoms include basic ulcer to lethal systemic disease i.e., formation of widely dispersed skin lesions of diverse types. Almost 350 million individuals are at danger and the disease is endemic in more than 98 countries.
Umber Dube, Dawn Eichenfield
openaire   +4 more sources

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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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
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of Endemic Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the United States

JAMA dermatology, 2018
Importance Leishmaniasis is recognized as an endemic human disease in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and South America. Yet despite case reports of endemic human leishmaniasis in the United States, and well-documented occurrences of disease in various ...
Bridget E. McIlwee, S. Weis, G. Hosler
semanticscholar   +1 more source