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Leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum is an important zoonotic disease transmitted by sand flies with a high prevalence of infection in dogs and cats in regions whereby transmission occurs. Clinical disease is systemic with variable presenting signs and degrees of severity.
Zurisha Rani +99 more
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In 1903, Leishman and Donovan separately described the protozoan now called Leishmania donovani in splenic tissue from patients in India with the life-threatening disease now called visceral leishmaniasis. Almost a century later, many features of leishmaniasis and its major syndromes (ie, visceral, cutaneous, and mucosal) have remained the same; but ...
Barbara L Herwaldt
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Leishmania RNA Virus and Its Impact on Drug Response and Clinical Outcomes in Leishmaniasis: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]
Leishmania RNA viruses (LRVs) have emerged as significant modulators of disease severity, therapeutic response, and clinical outcomes in various forms of leishmaniasis.
Azadeh Zolfaghari +4 more
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Combined fractional CO2 laser + MTX may be an option for refractory GPK, with vigilant biopsy confirmation and malignancy surveillance.
Ali Asilian +4 more
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Ruminants Epidemiology, Spatial Clustering and Multivariate Risk Modelling of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in District Bajaur, Pakistan. [PDF]
This study investigated the epidemiology, risk factors and spatial distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis in District Bajaur, Pakistan. Higher prevalence was observed among young males during summer, with lesions mainly on exposed body parts. Spatial analysis identified Khar, Loe Mamund and Salarzai as hotspots, highlighting the need for targeted ...
Khan MA +10 more
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Thymus and Leishmania at the Crossroads: Autoimmunity and Cancer. [PDF]
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 +5 more
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Spiny Hyperkeratosis-Like Follicular Mycosis Fungoides: A Case Report [PDF]
Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides (FMF) is a rare variant of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma which is categorized as a separate entity. In histopathology, malignant lymphocytes selectively surround and infiltrate hair follicles.
Shatila Torabi +3 more
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Evaluation of clinical risk factors for systemic antimony treatment failure in patients with acute cutaneous leishmaniasis referred to dermatology clinics of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran [PDF]
Background: Systemic or topical form of pentavalent antimony compounds such as Meglumine Antimoniate (MA) are used as Standard treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL).
Yalda Nahidi +5 more
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Leishmaniasis is an uncommon infectious disease in the UK with a variety of clinical presentations. Physicians should remember to consider this diagnosis in patients with an appropriate travel history (including the Mediterranean basin) and seek help with diagnostics from a specialised parasitology laboratory.
Elinor M, Moore, Diana N, Lockwood
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