Results 91 to 100 of about 9,914 (221)

The Sociodemographic Risk Factors Associated With Cutaneous Leishmaniasis of the Hazara Community of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Background/Aim Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a protozoan disease transmitted by sandflies, causing skin lesions and scars. In Pakistan, the Hazara community in Balochistan is significantly affected, with over 400,000 cases reported in 2016.
Zahra Ali, Muhammad Hamza Khan, Anum Akbar, Tania Bahar, Huma Ali, Fiza Shoaib, Aqeel Shah, Achit Kumar Singh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An update on Leishmania martiniquensis infections: Transmission, clinical characteristics, and treatment

Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Leishmaniasis, caused by intracellular protozoa of the Leishmania genus, continues to be a global health issue, with approximately 700,000 to 1 million new cases occur annually worldwide.
Somayyeh Ahmadi, Maryam Hataminejad, Bahman Rahimi Esboei, Seyed Abdollah Hosseini, Mahdi Fakhar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinico-immunological spectrum of American tegumentary leishmaniasis and leprosy coinfection: A case series in Southeastern Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019
INTRODUCTION: American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) and leprosy share common areas of prevalence, but reports of coinfection are scarce. METHODS: We report a series of 9 ATL-leprosy cases and discuss the association.
Sebastian Vernal, Roberto Bueno-Filho, Ciro Martins Gomes, Ana Maria Roselino   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Yin and yang of interleukin-17 in host immunity to infection [version 1; referees: 2 approved] [PDF]

, 2017
The interleukin-17 (IL-17) family cytokines, such as IL-17A and IL-17F, play important protective roles in host immune response to a variety of infections such as bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral.
Das, Shibali, Khader, Shabaana
core   +3 more sources

Efficacy and Safety of Topical Dapsone in Dermatology: A Scoping Review of Clinical Studies

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 24, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Dapsone (4,4′‐Diamino diphenyl sulfone) has been utilized in managing a wide variety of mucocutaneous conditions, usually as a systemic product. Topical dapsone is commercially available as 5% and 7.5% gel and is FDA‐approved for acne vulgaris.
Bahareh Abtahi‐Naeini, Hossein Sattari, Kimia Afshar, Fereshte Rastegarnasab, Mahsa Pourmahdi‐Boroujeni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antileishmanial Activities of Carvacrol Nanoencapsulate in Biopolymeric Nanoparticles

Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 22, Issue 9, September 2025.
The study obtained biopolymeric nanoparticles containing carvacrol (NPCar) and evaluated their anti‐leishmanial activity. NPCar obtained presented physicochemical characteristics due to its ideal nanometric size and zeta potential, and low polydispersity index.
Joyce Cordeiro Borges, Anne Beatriz Cunha Barros, Leonardo Lima Cardoso, Tatjana de Lima Souza Keesen, Luís André de Almeida Campos, Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti, Elisângela Afonso de Moura Kretzschmar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

First molecular-based detection of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major in Iran

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2013
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, which mostly occurs in the New World, is mainly associated with Leishmania braziliensis and to a lesser degree L. panamensis and L. amazonensis infections.
Abdolvahab Alborzi, Gholam R Pouladfar, Abdolkarim Ghadimi Moghadam, Armin Attar, Nima Drakhshan, Mohsen Khosravi Maharlooei, Mohsen Kalantari   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Atypical Manifestations of Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review and Clinical Atlas of Unusual Clinical and Specific Anatomical Presentations

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) represents the most common form of leishmaniasis. It imposes a significant medical burden due to long‐lasting ulcers and disfiguring scars, underscoring the need for comprehensive CL control strategies, particularly in endemic regions.
Bahareh Abtahi‐Naeini, Seyed Naser Emadi, Zabihollah Shahmoradi, Mahsa Pourmahdi‐Boroujeni, Ali Saffaei, Fereshte Rastegarnasab   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leishmaniases of the New World from a historical and global perspective, from the 1930s to the 1960s [PDF]

História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
The first autochthonous cases of cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in the Americas were described in 1909, but visceral leishmaniasis only erupted as a public health problem in the region in 1934.
Jaime Larry Benchimol
doaj   +3 more sources

The accuracy of the Montenegro skin test for leishmaniasis in PCR-negative patients

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020
INTRODUCTION: As highly specific molecular biology-based techniques may not be sensitive enough for the diagnosis of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL), clinicians frequently rely on immunological tests before treatment initiation.
Ana Bárbara Sapienza Pinheiro, Patricia Shu Kurizky, Marina de Freitas Ferreira, Marco Antonio de Souza Mota, Jaqueline Santos Ribeiro, Edson Zuza de Oliveira Filho, Carlos Augusto Souza, Daniel Holanda Barroso, Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro Sampaio, Ciro Martins Gomes   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source