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Deforming Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis of the Nose

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2017
The authors present a clinical report of deforming mucocutaneous leishmaniasis of the nose in a native American woman, left untreated for 25 years. The nose was reconstructed using the local tissue displaced as flaps, and using cartilage grafts taken from the nasal septum and the ear shell.
Gian Luca, Gatti, Nicola, Freda, Marco, Stabile, Alessandro, Giacomina, Bruno, Balmelli, Roland, Boileau, Luca, Rosato, Andrea, Sisti   +7 more
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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a US citizen

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, 2003
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) is endemic to many areas of Central and South America. A case of MCL in a US citizen is reported here. An ulcer appeared on the patient's left hard palate, years after a working trip to Peru. Punch biopsies of the lesion were obtained, Leishmania promastigotes were isolated by culture and animal inoculation, and the ...
Joseph W, Costa, Danny A, Milner, James H, Maguire   +2 more
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American Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

Dermatologic Clinics, 1994
American mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is produced by several species of Leishmania. The microorganism lives in jungle reservoirs and is transmitted by sandflies. After infection, a complex set of immunologic phenomena takes place. Most lesions tend to heal, but some clinical forms are relentlessly progressive and resistant to available therapy ...
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Lingual Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

Acta Otorrinolaringologica (English Edition), 2021
Cristina Isabel, Sanz Sánchez, Eduardo, Rodríguez Pastor, Rafael, Cabanás Vega   +2 more
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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis presenting as facial cellulitis

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2005
We report a case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania viannia braziliensis. Despite several courses of both oral and intravenous antibiotics no improvement was seen. This case highlights the importance of taking a thorough history, including details of recent travel, and considering rarer causes when no improvement with antibiotics is ...
Rima, Clayton, Sophie, Grabczynska
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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis Masquerading as Wegener Granulomatosis

JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 2010
A 43-year-old Brazilian female presented in 2001 with nasal stuffiness and sinusitis. A biopsy was consistent with limited Wegener's granulomatosis although antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies were negative. Her nasal inflammation progressed despite trials of prednisone, methotrexate, and azathioprine.
Ernest, Brahn, David A, Pegues, Qingping, Yao, Noah, Craft   +3 more
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PCR-ELISA for diagnosis of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

Acta Tropica, 1999
In this work we demonstrate that the PCR-ELISA technique is sufficiently sensitive and specific for use as a diagnostic test in cases of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. DNA was extracted from cultures of Leishmania braziliensis, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania tropica, Leishmania mexicana, Trypanosoma cruzi, and blood samples from individuals who ...
J, Piñero, E, Martínez, R, Pacheco, Z, Aragón, F, De Armas, A, Del Castillo, B, Valladares   +6 more
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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis and AIDS: case report

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1993
In Perd tegumentary leishmaniases are endemic, more than 5000 new cases per year being reported by the Ministry of Health, although the estimated real incidence is three times as great, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and the reported incidence of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are increasing.
Echevarria Zarate, Juan Ignacio, Campos, Pablo, Chang, Jaime, Cuéllar, Luis, Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo, Paz, Lourdes, Llanos Cuentas, Elmer Alejandro   +6 more
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A case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis diagnosed by serology

The Journal of Dermatology, 2014
AbstractA 43‐year‐old Japanese Bolivian male had been suffering from a right leg ulcer after an insect bite during his residence in Bolivia. The ulcer healed after herbal medicine treatment. Ten years later, the patient had symptoms of nasal obstruction, nasal bleeding, and pharyngodynia, which were accompanied by a destructive ulcer with surrounding ...
Yoko, Okumura, Asako, Yamauchi, Isao, Nagano, Makoto, Itoh, Keisuke, Hagiwara, Kenzo, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Uezato, Manabu, Maeda, Mariko, Seishima   +8 more
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AMERICAN (MUCOCUTANEOUS) LEISHMANIASIS

Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology, 1944
UNUSUAL LOCATION OF INITIAL LESION The initial lesions of American leishmaniasis occur generally on exposed surfaces and may be found on the face, ears, forearms and legs, in order of frequency. Lesions on the covered parts of the body are less frequent but may be encountered in rural laborers, who work naked from the waist up or wear thin clothes. In
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