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American Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

Southern Medical Journal, 1977
Presented 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, M, Lonergan, F O, Tio, W L, Meyerhoff   +3 more
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Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2012
Tegumentary 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, José Angelo, Lauletta Lindoso   +1 more
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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis and HIV

Dermatology, 1994
Mucocutaneous 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, M, Núñez, Y, Hilara, A, Harto, R, Moreno, A, Ledo   +5 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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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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Lingual Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

Acta Otorrinolaringologica (English Edition), 2021
Cristina Isabel, Sanz Sánchez, Eduardo, Rodríguez Pastor, Rafael, Cabanás Vega   +2 more
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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 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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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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