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Atypical Manifestations of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Region Endemic for Leishmania braziliensis: Clinical, Immunological and Parasitological Aspects.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Dec 2016
Guimarães Luiz Henrique, Queiroz Adriano, Silva Juliana A, Silva Silvana C, Magalhães Viviane, Lago Ednaldo L, Machado Paulo Roberto L, Bacellar Olívia, Wilson Mary E, Beverley Stephen M, Carvalho Edgar M, Schriefer Albert
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) has become progressively more frequent in Corte de Pedra, Northeast Brazil. Herein we characterize clinical presentation, antimony response, cytokine production and parasite strains prevailing in ACL. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Between 2005 and 2012, 51 ACL (cases) and 51 temporally matched cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) subjects (controls) were enrolled and...
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