Atypical presentation of Old‐World cutaneous leishmaniasis, diagnosis and species identification by PCR

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BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is traditionally based on microscopic demonstration of amastigote forms in tissue biopsies or smears. However, this method usually presents low sensitivity, and in atypical forms, CL may be overlooked because of similarity to other dermal diseases. Thus, it is necessary to apply specific diagnostic methods as polymerase chain reaction (PCR). OBJECTIVE: To...

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