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Mucosal leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis in Colombia: clinical characteristics.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jul 1998
Osorio L E, Castillo C M, Ochoa M T
Abstract excerpt
The Leishmaniases are a group of diseases whose clinical presentation is in part determined by the infecting species. Until recently, mucosal leishmaniasis was attributed exclusively to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis; however, the capacity of other species of the subgenus Viannia to invade mucosal tissue has been documented. This report examines the clinical characteristics of 23 parasitologically diagnosed...
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