Leishmaniasis: new approaches to disease control. [PDF]
, 2003 The leishmaniases afflict the world's poorest populations. Among the two million new cases each year in the 88 countries where the disease is endemic (fig 1), it is estimated that 80% earn less than $2 a day.
Croft, Simon L +3 more
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Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]
Dermatologic Therapy, 2009 Leishmaniasis is a cluster of diseases caused by protozoa in the genus Leishmania. There are three basic clinical forms: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral leishmaniasis. The present review focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.
Consuelo V, David, Noah, Craft
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Control of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, a neglected disease: results of a control programme in Satipo Province, Peru. [PDF]
, 2005 Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) is an important health problem in many rural areas of Latin America, but there are few data on the results of programmatic approaches to control the disease.
Alvarez, E +12 more
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Leishmaniasis in the Argentine Republic: Temporal and geographical distribution from 2013 to 2017
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019 Objective: To assess the temporal and geographical distribution of confirmed cases of cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in the Argentine Republic from 2013 to 2017.
María J Germano +5 more
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Haga su diagnostico Case for diagnosis
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2008 Comunicamos un paciente joven, que presentaba una inmunodepresión atribuida al alcohol y la desnutrición, que consultó por numerosas lesiones. Luego de los estudios auxiliares se llegó al diagnóstico y mostró buena respuesta al tratamiento convencional ...
Victoria Rivelli +4 more
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Challenges in diagnosis of genital ulcers: a genital leishmaniasis case series
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021 Leishmaniasis is a tropical infectious disease caused by Leishmania spp. protozoa and is transmitted by insects from the Phlebotominae subfamily. It can manifest as cutaneous leishmaniasis, a painless ulcer that can develop into a more serious systemic ...
Marina Dias de Souza +4 more
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Leishmania isoenzyme polymorphisms in Ecuador: Relationships with geographic distribution and clinical presentation [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Determinants of the clinical presentation of the leishmaniases are poorly understood but Leishmania species and strain differences are important.
A Schriefer +48 more
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Mucosal relapse of visceral leishmaniasis in a child treated with anti-TNFα
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015 Visceral leishmaniasis is an enzootic parasitosis present across the Mediterranean Basin. Some consider it an opportunistic parasite. We report the case of a girl treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNFα) for juvenile idiopathic ...
E. Jeziorski +6 more
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Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Negative Microscopic Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Rural Peru. [PDF]
, 2018 Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic to South America where diagnosis is most commonly conducted via microscopy. Patients with suspected leishmaniasis were referred for enrollment by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Lima, Iquitos, Puerto Maldonado, and ...
Alves, Clark +12 more
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Gender and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Israel
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 Leishmaniasis is estimated to be more common in males than in females. Our purpose was to evaluate differences in preponderance in relation to sex and gender across cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Israel. An observational study was performed,
Michal Solomon +3 more
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