Disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis in Southern Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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59: e37, 2017. graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The authors report a case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, in a 55 years old patient with 1,119 lesions distributed throughout the body. The patient resides in Sabáudia municipality, North of Paraná State, Southern Brazil, where there was no previous report of this form of leishmaniasis. Treatment with meglumine antimoniate was successful, although the diagnosis was made only five months later.
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Main subject:
Leishmania braziliensis
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Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual de Maringá/BR
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