2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2012.03.001
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Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

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“…Leishmania (V.) panamensis, L. (V.) guyanensis, and L. (L.) amazonensis have also been associated with ML in America, but in a few case reports and series. 8,11 In this study, no patient included was from or born in the Amazon region. However, the kDNA-PCR method was positive in 19 patients, indicating that L. (V.) braziliensis is the predominant species, although similar electrophoretic patterns may occur within related species from Viannia subgenus, as some studies have reported.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Leishmania (V.) panamensis, L. (V.) guyanensis, and L. (L.) amazonensis have also been associated with ML in America, but in a few case reports and series. 8,11 In this study, no patient included was from or born in the Amazon region. However, the kDNA-PCR method was positive in 19 patients, indicating that L. (V.) braziliensis is the predominant species, although similar electrophoretic patterns may occur within related species from Viannia subgenus, as some studies have reported.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The presentation of the lesions may be well-demarcated ulcers with raised borders or in a cauliflower appearance, which may also raise concern for other diseases, such as other skin infections and malignancies (1). The most important feature that should make clinicians suspicious of LCL, is the area that the patient lives.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…These drugs include amphotericin-B, antimony compounds, paromomycin and miltefosine (1). Of these drugs, the safest during pregnancy is amphotericin-B.…”
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“…No entanto, geralmente ocorre meses ou anos após a leishmaniose cutânea. Esta forma da doença atinge as mucosas do trato respiratório superior (Figura 1D), afetando a cavidade nasal e muitas vezes também a cavidade oral (Goto, Lindoso, 2012). A leishmaniose mucocutânea tem a capacidade de destruir os tecidos, causando desfiguração e até mesmo a morte do paciente por infecções A leishmaniose visceral (calazar) ocorre devido à metástase das células infectadas do local da picada do flebotomíneo aos órgãos viscerais como baço, fígado e medula óssea.…”
Section: Leishmanioseunclassified