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Tegumentary Leishmaniasis Associated With Immune Reconstitution in an HIV Patient-A Case Report. [PDF]

Parasite Immunol
ABSTRACT HIV‐associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) may significantly alter the immunopathological presentation of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL), occasionally causing paradoxical clinical exacerbations. We report the long‐term follow‐up of a 39‐year‐old female coinfected with HIV and disseminated mucocutaneous ...
Xavier MB, Gomes CMC, Sousa RCM, Ishikawa EAY, Brito EB, Müller SFR, Fontes LDS, Brito JAGSM, Alcantara LDS, Corbett CEP.   +9 more
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Treatment strategies for mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2010
Mucocutaneous is an infection caused by a single celled parasite transmitted by sand fly bites. There are about 20 species of Leishmania that may cause mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.
Emilio Palumbo
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Atypical manifestations of leishmaniasis in the state of Mato Grosso: a clinical-epidemiological study at the Júlio Müller University Hospital (2013-2023) [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Background: Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical infectious disease caused by protozoa of the Leishmania genus and transmitted by the bite of female sand flies. It may present with various clinical manifestations depending on species, parasite load, and
Bianca Coelho Damin Ribeiro, Tatiana Fortes de Oliveira, Tiago Rodrigues Viana, Giovana Volpato Pazin Feuser, Fernanda Ferreira Fernandes, Marcia Hueb   +5 more
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Infection Without Borders. [PDF]

J Paediatr Child Health
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 62, Issue 4, Page 650-651, April 2026.
Lu JT, Cheung K, Sebaratnam DF.
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Thymus and Leishmania at the Crossroads: Autoimmunity and Cancer. [PDF]

Immunology
Conceptual ‘Crossroads Model’ linking Leishmania, thymic infection and immune dysregulation: an integrative model is proposed in which Leishmania infection disrupts thymic architecture and stromal–thymocyte interactions. These alterations converge to promote defective tolerance, increased autoimmune risk and a microenvironment permissive to malignant ...
Barros ABB, Leite GA, de Andrade AG, Reis MDDS, Cavalcante-Silva LHA, Lins MP.   +5 more
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in High-Altitude: A Case Report From Nepal. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection caused by Leishmania and spread by the bite of a sandfly, most commonly Phlebotomus. Among the three subtypes of Leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form. Visceral Leishmaniasis is common in Nepal whereas few cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis have been reported in migrant Nepalese ...
Aryal E, Sapkota R, Shrestha S, Baral A, Sapkota S, Phuyal MP.   +5 more
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Cheilitis: An unusual presentation of Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2018
Key Clinical Message The Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis (MCL) involving lip is extremely uncommon. A clinical diagnosis of Leishmaniasis of the lips is often challenging to the treating clinician and may result in delayed diagnosis as this case illustrates.
Vathulan Sujanitha, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Srisaravanapavananthan Felicia, Navaneethakrishnan Suganthan   +3 more
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Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition), 2021
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, A, Diago, P A, Cerro, A M, Palma-Ruiz, Y, Gilaberte   +4 more
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Espundia: a tropical infectious disease making its way to Europe. A case report of nasal mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in the Netherlands [PDF]

Rhinology Online, 2020
Background: We present a case history of a patient with nasal mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, also known as Espundia. Knowledge of this tropical infectious disease is usually limited among otorhinolaryngologists, but is of importance because patients may ...
A.A. Schenck, A.C. Westgeest, E.J.C. Teunissen, E.F. Schippers, J.P. Koopman   +4 more
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A case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2002
Leishmaniasis is prevalent in most warm-climate areas of the world. We describe a long-undiagnosed case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Italy that might have been contracted in Costa Rica. The patient's signs and symptoms included granulomatous-like lesions on the forehead and legs, nasal obstruction accompanied by serous and crusted rhinorrhea, and ...
Gina R. Virgilio, Braden R. Hale
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