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Mucosal leishmaniasis: A forgotten disease, description and identification of species in 50 Colombian cases

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Mucosal leishmaniasis has a progressive course and can cause deformity and even mutilation in the affected areas. It is endemic in the American continent and it is mainly caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. Objective: To describe a series of mucosal leishmaniasis cases a...

Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (1), 2018
Abstract: Brazil is a country with a high prevalence of infectious diseases such as leprosy and leishmaniasis. However, coinfection of these diseases is still poorly understood. We report a case of a patient who presented with lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous-mucosal leishmaniasis at the same period. Af...

Persistence of Leishmania antigen in C57B1/6j inbred mice infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis

Purpose. To develop an animal model for studying mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Methods. The hind footpad of C57B1/6j inbred mice was experimentally infected with 10(7) Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis promastigote and the skin was studied through ligh and electron transmission microscopy and immunohist...