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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (espundia)
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2020An 89-year-old Spanish man presented with a 15-month history of a slowly growing inflammatory lesion in his left nasolabial region (figure 1A). The process was slightly painful and pruritic. The patient was otherwise asymptomatic. A CT/positron emission tomography showed hypermetabolism in the affected …
Bernardino Roca, Manuel Roca
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Imported mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 1996We report a case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a otherwise fit Caucasian man who had traveled in an endemic area. Initial tissue microscopy failed to identify the causative organism, which was only determined by subsequent culture as Leishmania braziliensis.
J L, Rosbotham +4 more
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American Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
Southern Medical Journal, 1977Presented is a well-documented, autochthonous case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, a protozoan disease endemic to Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, South America, and Central America, which until recently was not found in North America. Diagnosis is made by positive culture on NNN media, positive serodiagnosis, positive Montenegro skin test, the presence ...
D, Barlow +3 more
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Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2012Tegumentary leishmaniases are caused by approximately 15 species of protozoa of the genus Leishmania. They prevail in tropical and subtropical areas of the Old and New World but human mobility also makes them a medical problem in nonendemic areas. Clinical manifestations may comprise cutaneous and mucocutaneous forms that may be localized, disseminated,
Hiro, Goto +1 more
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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis and HIV
Dermatology, 1994Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is a rare disease in Europe. Relapses after treatment are more frequent than in visceral leishmaniasis. HIV patients infected by Leishmania have frequently visceral involvement, and responses to treatment are poor. Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in HIV-infected patients has rarely been reported.
E S, Miralles +5 more
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American Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis
Dermatologic Clinics, 1994American 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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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis presenting as facial cellulitis
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2005We 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, 2010A 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 +3 more
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