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Consecutive Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis Manifestations Involving a Novel Leishmania Species in Two HIV Patients in Thailand
2 Jul 2012
Abstract excerpt
Leishmaniasis is an emerging disease in Thailand. Herein, we report on two human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with leishmaniasis who presented with overlapping manifestations between cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. Sequencing analysis of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) of the ribosomal RNA gene showed that the species was identical to a new species recently described in Thailand....
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