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The efficacy of thermotherapy to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia: a comparative observational study in an operational setting.

, 2009
An open label, comparative study to compare the efficacy of thermotherapy to meglumine antimoniate in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in an operational context was carried out in Chaparral, Colombia.
Reithinger, Richard, Sánchez Polania, Boris Fernando, Mahecha, Mercedes del Pilar, Montaña, Rafael, Sanchez, Boris Fernando, Montero, Luz Mery, Baron, Angela Rocío, Vega, Juan Carlos, Dueñes, Bladimir   +8 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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Rifampicin in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Journal of International Medical Research, 1978
A study is described which aimed at assessing the efficacy of rifampicin in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. A total of thirteen patients suffering from this condition were admitted to the study and were given rifampicin 600 mg daily. Three patients dropped out due to reasons unconnected with the trial and one patient left when the lesions ...
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Comparison of the Efficacy of Kligman's Formula Combined With 30% Topical Metformin Versus Kligman's Formula Alone in the Treatment of Melasma

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 25, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Melasma is a common hyperpigmentation disorder primarily affecting women, influenced by ultraviolet exposure, hormones, and genetics. Kligman's formula is a first‐line therapy, but emerging evidence suggests that topical metformin, an antidiabetic with antimelanogenic effects, may enhance treatment outcomes.
Fariba Iraji, Fatemeh Mokhtari, Zeinab Kassab, Sarah Seyedyousefi, Jaleh Varshosaz   +4 more
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Treatment of localised cutaneous Leishmania tropica infection in Aleppo, Syria and drug sensitivity of clinical isolates [PDF]

Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica has been endemic in Aleppo, Syria for centuries. The first modem description of the disease was also done in Aleppo.
Abazid, Nizar
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Transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis by sand flies is enhanced by regurgitation of fPPG [PDF]

, 2004
Sand flies are the exclusive vectors of the protozoan parasite Leishmania, but the mechanism of transmission by fly bite has not been determined nor incorporated into experimental models of infection.
Bates, Paul A., Ilg, T., Nikolaev, Andrei V., Ferguson, Michael AJ, Andrei V. Nikolaev, Matthew E. Rogers, Ilg, Thomas, Ferguson, Michael A. J.; id_orcid, Ferguson, M. A. J., Rogers, Matthew E., Ferguson, Michael A J, Paul A. Bates, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Rogers, Matthew E, Thomas Ilg, Bates, Paul, Nikolaev, Andrei V, Bates, Paul A, Nikolaev, A. V.   +18 more
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Kidney involvement in leishmaniasis—a review

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania transmitted by insects of the genus Lutzomyia sp. or Phlebotomus sp.
Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Elvino José Guardão Barros, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher   +2 more
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Canine Leishmaniasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2000–2015): Taxonomic Characterisation of Etiological Agents and Geospatial Case Analysis

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 314-325, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Canine Leishmaniasis is a vector‐borne zoonotic disease caused by several species of protozoa of the genus Leishmania. In the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Leishmania braziliensis is the most prevalent species causing tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) and Leishmania infantum is the main causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
Luciana de Freitas Campos Miranda, Laryssa Fabiano do Rosário Coelho, Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier, Artur Augusto Velho Mendes Junior, Renan Nunes Albuquerque, Aline Fagundes da Silva, Andreza Pain Marcelino, Fernanda Nunes Santos, Sandro Antonio Pereira, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes, Armando de Oliveira Schubach   +10 more
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Effect of village-wide use of long-lasting insecticidal nets on visceral Leishmaniasis vectors in India and Nepal: a cluster randomized trial. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) control in the Indian subcontinent is currently based on case detection and treatment, and on vector control using indoor residual spraying (IRS).
Mark Rowland, Roy Lalita, Das, Murari L, Dinesh Diwakar S., Davies Clive R., Dinesh, D. S., Dinesh, Diwakar S., Boelaert Marleen, Sundar, Shyam, Davies, Clive R., Boelaert, Marleen, Das, M. L., Rowland, Mark, Diwakar S Dinesh, Das Murari L., Rijal, S., Marc Coosemans, Picado, A., Shyam Sundar, Picado Albert, Kesari, Shreekant, Das Pradeep, Pradeep Das, Shreekant Kesari, Clive R Davies, Sundar, S., Suman Rijal, Kumar, Vijay, Vijay Kumar, Sundar Shyam, Roy, Lalita, Kesari Shreekant, Picado, Albert, Murari L Das, Rowland Mark, Boelaert, M., Lalita Roy, Rijal Suman, Dinesh, Diwakar S, Das, P., Davies, C. R., Kesari, S., Coosemans Marc, Coosemans, Marc, Albert Picado, Davies, Clive R, Marleen Boelaert, Coosemans, M., Das, Murari L., Roy, L., Rowland, M., Kumar Vijay, Rijal, Suman, Das, Pradeep, Kumar, V.   +54 more
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Evaluation and Comparison of Personality Traits in Patients with Genital Wart and Healthy Individuals

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2019
Background: Genital wart is a sexually transmitted disease, which can have specific psychological causes and consequences. We aimed to compare personality traits among the patients with genital warts and healthy people. Methods: Seventy participants (35
Arezoo Moradi, Seyyed Kazem Rasoulzadeh-Tabtabaei, Mahdi Razmara, Emadodin Darchini-Maragheh, Maryam Saeidi, Vahid Mashayekhi   +5 more
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