Leishmaniose tegumentar americana: apresentação pouco comum
We report the case of a patient with American cutaneous leishmaniasis and prominent lesions on the face. Diagnostic criteria included clinical and epidemiological data, Montenegro's skin test. identification of Leishmania by means of polymerase chain reaction and clinical response to treatment....
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/42497 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0365-05962008000500009 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/42497 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cutaneous leishmaniasis Leishmania Leishmaniasis Polymerase chain reaction |
| Sumario: | We report the case of a patient with American cutaneous leishmaniasis and prominent lesions on the face. Diagnostic criteria included clinical and epidemiological data, Montenegro's skin test. identification of Leishmania by means of polymerase chain reaction and clinical response to treatment. Our report is important to call attention to an unusual presentation of American cutaneous leishmaniasis. |
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