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In Situ Evaluation of Macrophage Populations and Inflammasome Components in Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis. [PDF]

Parasite Immunol
ABSTRACT American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) affects the skin and mucous membranes, with a spectrum shaped by Th1/Th2 responses. This study investigated inflammasome activation in correlation with macrophage subpopulations, tissue parasitism, and histological changes in cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. We assessed inflammasome activation,
de Heleno Chagas de Carvalho C, Araujo Flores GV, Sandoval Pacheco CM, da Ribeiro da Matta VL, de Esteves de Morais C, Romiti R, Belda Júnior W, Dalastra Laurenti M.   +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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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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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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Complicated Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis With Superimposed Cellulitis in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report. [PDF]

Cureus
Taleb H, Mukhtar I, Alashkar AH, Hassan MI, Alhumidi A.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

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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Case Report: Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis Masquerading as Idiopathic Midline Granulomatous Disease. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2019
Tejura N, Kim E, Dever LL, Chew D.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Orofacial manifestations of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: a case series from Brazil. [PDF]

F1000Res, 2019
Falcão GGVSC, Lins-Kusterer L, Leite-Ribeiro PM, Sarmento VA.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

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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Overlapping between squamous cell carcinoma and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a diabetic patient. [PDF]

Oxf Med Case Reports
Khaddam H, Kheder K, Sabouni R, Al Mahmoud Y, Nabhan R.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources