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'We do not rush to the hospital for ordinary wounds (suḷu tuvāla)': A qualitative study on the early clinical manifestations of cutaneous leishmaniasis and associated health behaviours in rural Sri Lanka.

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundKnowledge of early clinical manifestations, people's perceptions and behaviours is crucial in preventing and controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Sonali Dinushika Gunasekara   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leishmania infantum AS A CAUSATIVE AGENT OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN THE STATE OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL, BRAZIL

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2016
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by different species of theLeishmania genus. Leishmania(Leishmania) infantum, causing cutaneous leishmaniasis, has been described in patients living in areas where visceral leishmaniasis is endemic. In this study, it was
Ludiele Souza CASTRO   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

PKDL and other dermal lesions in HIV co-infected patients with Leishmaniasis: review of clinical presentation in relation to immune responses. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BACKGROUND:Co-infection of leishmaniasis and HIV is increasingly reported. The clinical presentation of leishmaniasis is determined by the host immune response to the parasite; as a consequence, this presentation will be influenced by HIV-induced ...
Eduard E Zijlstra
doaj   +1 more source

Extranodal NK/T‐Cell Lymphoma in the Nasal Region Illustrating the Differential Diagnosis of Lesions of the Face

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
Histopathological analysis of an infiltrative nasal lesion, diagnostic for Extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma (ENKTL), with its characteristic angiotropism, angiodestruction, and immunohistochemical staining, including positivity for EBER. ABSTRACT Extranodal NK/T‐cell lymphoma is an aggressive malignancy, rare in Western populations, that can mimic benign ...
Leonor Dias   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology and control of canine leishmaniasis in Peru and Brazil [PDF]

open access: yes
The aims of the work presented in this thesis were two-fold: [i) to investigate whether domestic dogs are important reservoir hosts of ACL in a L. [Viannia]-endemic area where domestic transmission to humans has been reported [Part 1]; and [ii] to ...
Reithinger, Richard
core   +1 more source

Assessment and Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Emergency Department

open access: yes, 2020
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in more than 70 countries worldwide. It is a non-fatal disease caused by the Leishmania parasite that is transmitted to humans via bites of infected female sandflies. Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes skin lesions on areas
McGhee, Stephen   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Multilesional cutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Medical Association Journal, 2016
A 27-year-old healthy woman presented to the medical centre with a one-month history of widespread skin lesions with slow clinical progression. The lesions appeared on her thighs, shins, lower abdomen and left arm three weeks after she had travelled to an area endemic for Leishmania major ...
Yuval, Ramot, Abraham, Zlotogorski
openaire   +2 more sources

Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Gaza Strip: Epidemiological Drivers, Health System Disruptions, and Global Implications: A Narrative Review

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The Gaza Strip has faced prolonged blockade, recurrent military conflicts, and systemic infrastructure collapse since October 2023, resulting in an unprecedented public health crisis characterized by surging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Nima Farhadi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teledermatology: The Most Recent Advancements and Applications of Mobile Apps: A Narrative Review

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Mobile health improves patient–provider communication and expands access to specialists, especially in underserved areas. Training and empowerment of professionals and patients are among key objectives of mHealth technologies.
Fateme Molaalinejad   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agrarian counterpoint

open access: yesAmerican Ethnologist, Volume 53, Issue 2, Page 171-182, May 2026.
Abstract In Colombia's northeastern borderlands, agrarian economies shape how disease risk and stigma are understood and managed. As shown in ethnographic fieldwork in and around the Catatumbo region, cutaneous leishmaniasis—a sandfly‐transmitted disease that produces chronic skin lesions—appears in two radically different guises across adjacent ...
Javier Lezaun, Lina Pinto‐García
wiley   +1 more source

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