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Pentavalent Antimonials Combined with Other Therapeutic Alternatives for the Treatment of Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Dermatology Research and Practice, 2018
The first choice drugs for the treatment of cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis are pentavalent antimonials, sodium stibogluconate, or meglumine antimoniate.
Taisa Rocha Navasconi Berbert, Tatiane França Perles de Mello, Priscila Wolf Nassif, Camila Alves Mota, Aline Verzignassi Silveira, Giovana Chiqueto Duarte, Izabel Galhardo Demarchi, Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides, Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni, Jorge Juarez Vieira Teixeira, Thaís Gomes Verziganassi Silveira   +10 more
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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis Causing Airway Compromise

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
A 37-year-old man presented with dyspnea and erythematous, nodular facial lesions. An examination revealed nasopharyngeal edema, and imaging showed prevertebral swelling. An extensive infectious and autoimmune evaluation was negative.
Soziema Salia, Maria E. Mesalles Ramirez, Rabin K. Shrestha   +2 more
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Espundia: a tropical infectious disease making its way to Europe. A case report of nasal mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in the Netherlands [PDF]

Rhinology Online, 2020
Background: We present a case history of a patient with nasal mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, also known as Espundia. Knowledge of this tropical infectious disease is usually limited among otorhinolaryngologists, but is of importance because patients may ...
A.A. Schenck, A.C. Westgeest, E.J.C. Teunissen, E.F. Schippers, J.P. Koopman   +4 more
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Native rodent species are unlikely sources of infection for Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis along the Transoceanic Highway in Madre de Dios, Peru. [PDF]

, 2014
An estimated 2.3 million disability-adjusted life years are lost globally from leishmaniasis. In Peru's Amazon region, the department of Madre de Dios (MDD) rises above the rest of the country in terms of the annual incidence rates of human leishmaniasis.
Conrad, Patricia A, De Los Santos, Maxy, Ghersi, Bruno M, Lescano, Andres G, Mazet, Jonna AK, Montgomery, Joel M, Razuri, Hugo, Shender, Lisa A   +7 more
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Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition), 2021
Leishmaniasis is a chronic disease caused by flagellate protozoa of the genus Leishmania. It is a global disease, but most cases are seen in South America, the Mediterranean, and some areas of Asia and Africa. The 3 main types of leishmaniasis are cutaneous (the most common), mucocutaneous, and visceral (the most severe). Visceral leishmaniasis is also
I, Abadías-Granado, A, Diago, P A, Cerro, A M, Palma-Ruiz, Y, Gilaberte   +4 more
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Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia - Brazil : an area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. II. Cutaneous disease. Presentation and evolution [PDF]

, 1984
Foram analisados os dados clínicos de 182 pacientes com leishmaniose cutânea, provavelmente causada por Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis. Sessenta e oito por cento apresentavam uma única lesão, usualmente uma úlcera, na terça parte inferior anterior ...
Barretto, Air C., Cuba, César Augusto Cuba, Johnson, Warren D., Lago, Edinaldo L., Llanos Cuentas, Elmer A., Marsden, Philip Davis   +5 more
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Nasal mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) with necrotizing granulomatous inflammation inducing cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma in a male Yemeni patient

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Leishmaniasis is a protozoal infection transmitted by sandfly vector; there are three main types of leishmaniasis: cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL), and visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
Hamdi Ibrahim, Khairy Abd El Hamid, Tarek Abd El Aziz, Ahmed Samir El bahwashy, Hamed Khattab, Basma Aaref, Essam Elsayed   +6 more
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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

Our Dermatology Online, 2022
Leishmaniasis is a parasitosis caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania (L.) transmitted by the bite of the sandfly Phlebotomus [1]. In Morocco, there exist three species: L. infantum, L. major, and L. tropica, most often responsible for the cutaneous and visceral forms.
Layla Bendaoud, O. Hocar, S. Amal
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A case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2002
Leishmaniasis is prevalent in most warm-climate areas of the world. We describe a long-undiagnosed case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Italy that might have been contracted in Costa Rica. The patient's signs and symptoms included granulomatous-like lesions on the forehead and legs, nasal obstruction accompanied by serous and crusted rhinorrhea, and
Gina R. Virgilio, Braden R. Hale
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Forecasting temporal dynamics of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Northeast Brazil. [PDF]

, 2014
IntroductionCutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne disease of increasing importance in northeastern Brazil. It is known that sandflies, which spread the causative parasites, have weather-dependent population dynamics.
Carvalho, Edgar M, Glesby, Marshall J, Jirmanus, Lara, Júnior, Nivison Nery, Ko, Albert I, Lewnard, Joseph A, Machado, Paulo R, Schriefer, Albert, Weinberger, Daniel M   +8 more
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