Atypical mucocutaneous involvement with Leishmania donovani.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis has rarely been reported from India. The usual causative organisms of this infection are Leishmania braziliensis and L. tropica. Another species, L. donovani, which usually causes visceral leishmaniasis, has recently been reported to cause mucocutaneous disease in a few patients from Sri Lanka. We report two patients who had undiagnosed chronic skin lesions for several years. Skin biopsies revealed Leishmania and the species was characterized as L. donovani in both patients. There was considerable improvement in the skin lesions following treatment with liposomal amphotericin B.
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Butão
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Leishmania donovani
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Leishmaniose Mucocutânea
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Anfotericina B
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Leishmaniose Cutânea
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Adulto
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Índia
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Pessoa de Meia-Idade
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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