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Successful treatment by adding thalidomide to meglumine antimoniate in a case of refractory anthroponotic mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2019
Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is mostly associated with Leishmania braziliensis; however, a few cases of Leishmania tropica induced mucocutaneous leishmaniasis have been reported.
Vahid Mashayekhi Goyonlo, Sadegh Vahabi-Amlashi, Faezeh Taghavi   +2 more
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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Pregnant Immigrant

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2022
Abstract Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection that causes significant maternal morbidity, and even fetal mortality, during pregnancy, yet there are limited therapeutic options. Here, we report a case of leishmaniasis in a pregnant immigrant with exuberant mucocutaneous lesions with favorable response to liposomal amphotericin
Neima Briggs, Brian M Wei, Chaarushi Ahuja, Catherine Baker, Carlo Foppiano Palacios, Emily Lee, Niamh O’Grady, Santhi Singanamala, Katelyn Singh, Thilinie D Bandaranayake, Jeffrey M Cohen, William Damsky, Matthew W Davis, Rojelio Mejia, Caroline A Nelson, Jeffrey E Topal, Marwan M Azar   +16 more
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Leishmaniasis: new approaches to disease control. [PDF]

, 2003
The leishmaniases afflict the world's poorest populations. Among the two million new cases each year in the 88 countries where the disease is endemic (fig 1), it is estimated that 80% earn less than $2 a day.
Croft, Simon L, Sundar, Shyam, Davies, Clive R., Croft, Simon L., Kaye, Paul, Davies, Clive R   +5 more
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Parenteral aminosidine is not effective for Peruvian mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. [PDF]

, 2007
Few therapeutic options are available for mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL). We conducted a randomized open trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerance of parenteral aminosidine sulphate (AS) 14 mg/kg/d for 21 days compared with intravenous ...
Cruz, Maria, Seas, Carlos, Chang, Elsa, Bryceson, Anthony, Alvarez, Eugenia, Campos, Pablo, Echevarria, Juan, Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro, Rosales, Ernesto   +8 more
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Multiple hybrid genotypes of Leishmania (viannia) in a focus of mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis. [PDF]

, 2007
The principal agent of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) is the South American protozoan parasite Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. This organism is generally considered to be clonal, that is, it does not to undergo genetic exchange.
Miles, Michael A, Roncal, Norma, Nolder, Debbie, Llanos-Cuentas, Alejandro, Davies, Clive R   +4 more
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Leishmaniasis in the Argentine Republic: Temporal and geographical distribution from 2013 to 2017

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019
Objective: To assess the temporal and geographical distribution of confirmed cases of cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in the Argentine Republic from 2013 to 2017.
María J Germano, María C Salomón, Gisela Neira, Esteban Lozano, Juan P Mackern-Oberti, Diego E Cargnelutti   +5 more
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ZOONOTIC CUTANEOUS LESHMAIASIS THREE YEARS FEVER HOSPITAL RECORDS: WITH GENERAL DISCUSSION [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2016
Leishmaniasis is widely present in more than 88 countries worldwide, resulting in up to 80,000 deaths annually. Leishmaniasis occurs as visceral, cutaneous, or mucocutaneous variants. Mucosal involvement can occur secondarily to the cutaneous or visceral
TOSSON MORSY, AMR ABDEL-MOTAGALY
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Local increase of arginase activity in lesions of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease that is in Ethiopia mainly caused by the parasite Leishmania aethiopica. This neglected tropical disease is common in rural areas and causes serious morbidity.
Cloke, T, Abebe Tamrat, Mekonen Woinshet, Modolell, M, Thomas Cloke, Woldeyes Mihretu, Seich Al Basatena, Nafisa-Katrin, Abebe, T., Corware, Karina, Bilcha, K, Seich al Basatena, N., Munder, M, Lionel Fry, Tacchini-Cottier, F, Ingrid Müller, Kropf, P, Müller, Ingrid, Markus Munder, Bilcha, K., Fry Lionel, Seich Al Basatena, N.K., Cloke Thomas, Hailu, A., Cloke, Thomas, Mueller, I, Mihretu Woldeyes, Pascale Kropf, Müller Ingrid, Mekonen, Woinshet, Karina Corware, Modolell, Manuel, al Basatena, N-KS, Müller, I., Woldeyes, M, Woinshet Mekonen, Corware, K, Asrat Hailu, Kassahun Bilcha, Corware Karina, Abebe, T, Woldeyes, Mihretu, Munder, Markus, Manuel Modolell, Mekonen, W., Hailu, A, Modolell Manuel, Fry, Lionel, Kropf Pascale, Abebe, Tamrat, Fry, L., Fry, L, Corware, K., Cloke, T., Modolell, M., Munder, M., Tacchini-Cottier, Fabienne, Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier, Kropf, P., Kropf, Pascale, Bilcha, Kassahun, Tacchini-Cottier, F., Woldeyes, M., Munder Markus, Nafisa-Katrin Seich Al Basatena, Mekonen, W, Tacchini-Cottier Fabienne, Hailu Asrat, Hailu, Asrat, Tamrat Abebe, Bilcha Kassahun, Seich al Basatena Nafisa-Katrin   +70 more
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Haga su diagnostico Case for diagnosis

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2008
Comunicamos un paciente joven, que presentaba una inmunodepresión atribuida al alcohol y la desnutrición, que consultó por numerosas lesiones. Luego de los estudios auxiliares se llegó al diagnóstico y mostró buena respuesta al tratamiento convencional ...
Victoria Rivelli, Liz Domínguez, Graciela Gorostiaga, Gloria Mendoza, Arnaldo Aldama   +4 more
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Indoor and peridomestic transmission of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in northwestern Argentina: a retrospective case-control study. [PDF]

, 2003
A case-control study was carried out during 1990-1994 to identify risk factors associated with American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Quigley, Maria A, Yadon, ZE, A. Quigley, MARIA A. QUIGLEY, Yadon, Zaida E, Quigley, MA, Rodrigues, LC, Davies, CR, Laura C. Rodrigues, Davies, Clive R, Zaida E. Yadon, Quigley, Maria, Clive R. Davies, Rodrigues, Laura C, Maria   +14 more
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