Disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis in Southern Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
; 59: e37, 2017. graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The authors report a case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, in a 55 years old patient with 1,119 lesions distributed throughout the body. The patient resides in Sabáudia municipality, North of Paraná State, Southern Brazil, where there was no previous report of this form of leishmaniasis. Treatment with meglumine antimoniate was successful, although the diagnosis was made only five months later.
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Assunto principal:
Leishmania braziliensis
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Leishmaniose Cutânea
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article