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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Australia: A case report

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Rationale: Australia is the only inhabited continent, which is not endemic to leishmaniasis. There are some published articles reporting cutaneous leishmaniasis in travellers, immigrants and refugees.
Anjali Abraham, Mini Jacob, Connor Wright, Belle Culhane   +3 more
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Localised Leishmaniasis of Oral Mucosa: Report of an Unusual Clinicopathological Entity

Case Reports in Dentistry, 2014
The term leishmaniasis comprises of a group of diseases caused by different species of a protozoan called Leishmania. There are three main clinical forms of leishmaniasis: visceral leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis ...
Deepak Passi, Sarang Sharma, Shubharanjan Dutta, Chandan Gupta   +3 more
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Brief communication: Vitamin D serum levels in American tegumentary leishmaniasis from an endemic area in Northeast Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Introduction: The pathogenesis of cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis is associated with different immune responses. Vitamin D may modulate the immune system. Here we evaluate the association of vitamin D levels with the severity of the clinical forms of
Lorena Pinheiro Figueiredo, Thiago Cerqueira-Silva, Andréa Magalhães, Ednaldo Lima Lago, Marcus Miranda Lessa   +4 more
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Targeting Kinetoplastid Parasites with ProTide Prodrugs: A Proof‐of‐Concept Study

ChemMedChem, Volume 21, Issue 7, 14 April 2026.
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) remain a major global health challenge, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Kinetoplastid parasites causing Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, and African trypanosomiasis rely on host purine salvage pathways, making nucleoside analogues attractive therapeutic candidates.
Silvester Lowe, Vishal Satikuvar, Tanjia M. Syeda, Monica Cal, Pascal Mäser, Marcel Kaiser, Hachemi Kadri   +6 more
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Clinical pattern and treatment outcome of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Somali region, eastern Ethiopia

Skin Health and Disease
Background Neglected tropical diseases, affecting over a billion people, include leishmaniasis, a protozoan parasite found in over 20 species. It is classified into three types: visceral, cutaneous, and muco‐cutaneous leishmaniasis, with cutaneous ...
Abdilahi Ibrahim Muse, Muse Obsiye Ibrahim, Muse Ahmed Ibrahim   +2 more
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Safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of DNDI‐6148, a novel agent for leishmaniasis: A randomized, controlled, single ascending dose study in healthy participants

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 4, Page 1087-1097, April 2026.
Aim The benzoxaborole derivative DNDI‐6148 is an antiparasitic agent with activity against multiple Leishmania protozoan species, including L. infantum and L. donovani, which cause visceral leishmaniasis. We investigated the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of single oral doses of DNDI‐6148 in a randomized, parallel‐group, placebo‐controlled ...
Jean‐Yves Gillon, Sophie Delhomme, Delphine Launay, Séverine Blesson, Stéphanie Braillard, Pegah Maghdooni, Frauke Assmus, Richard Hoglund, Joel Tarning, Sabrina Loyau, Byron Arana, Mathilde Latreille‐Barbier, Yves Donazzolo   +12 more
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Comparative features of 166 cases of cutaneous, mucocutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis by main infecting complex species.

, 2021
Comparative features of 166 cases of cutaneous, mucocutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis by main infecting complex species.
Jan Clerinx (451975), Christophe Ravel (334517), Laurence Lachaud (2636371), Leo Visser (35429), Stephen L. Walker (7879070), Gundel Harms (158799), Diana N. Lockwood (11559675), Pierre Buffet (82569), Pieter Van Thiel (11559669), Romain Guery (4604179), Sara Karlsson Söbirk (11559672), Mark Bailey (136051), Johannes Blum (141240), Gert Van der Auwera (351827), Andreas Neumayr (198330), Jean-Pierre Gangneux (177380), Aldert Bart (14872)   +16 more
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Is the Clinical Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Justified in Endemic Regions?

مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2023
Leishmaniasis is a transmissible infection brought about by an obligatory intracellular protozoan from the genus Leishmania.  It occurs worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions and can be burdensome in resource-constrained countries.
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis with Oral Manifestation: Case Report [PDF]

, 2020
La Leishmaniasis es un grupo de enfermedades transmitidas por vectores y causada por la Leishmania, un parásito intracelular, que se presenta de preferencia en regiones tropicales y subtropicales. Se manifiesta mediante un amplio rango de formas clínicas
Pimentel Sola, Juan Martin, Marco, Jorge Diego, Brunetto, Guadalupe, Córdoba, Mauree, Molina Avila, Ignacio Javier, Cordero Torres, Karina, Garcia Bustos, Maria Fernanda, Pimentel Solá, María Julia   +7 more
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Challenges in diagnosing mucocutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Mundinia) martiniquensis mimicking oral histoplasmosis in a patient with advanced HIV disease from Southern Thailand

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Differentiation between leishmaniasis and histoplasmosis remains a significant diagnostic conundrum, especially in immunosuppressed patients, due to overlapping clinical presentations and histopathological features. We report a case of a 53-year-old Thai
Nitis Rattanagitpaisan, Nopporn Songumpai, Kobpat Phadungsaksawasdi, Kornvalee Meesilpavikkai, Napon Hiranburana, Jin-Min Yuan, Tanaporn Borriboon, Kanyarat Kraivichian, Padet Siriyasatien, Nopadon Noppakun, Kanok Preativatanyou   +10 more
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