Obtaining axenic amastigotes of leishmania sp. from an ulcer lesion of a patient with leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis is a neglected and endemic disease in Peru that is difficult to diagnose and treat. The parasites could be obtained from an 18-year-old male patient with no history of previous disease, a resident of the district of Huepetuhe, Madre de Dios. Endemic site of leihsmaniasis, with a regula...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Rojas Jaimes, Jesús, Mesia Guevara, Marco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Privada del Norte
Repositorio:UPN-Institucional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upn.edu.pe:11537/34727
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11537/34727
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01261
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Lesiones
Úlceras
Parásitos
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.03
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Sumario:Leishmaniasis is a neglected and endemic disease in Peru that is difficult to diagnose and treat. The parasites could be obtained from an 18-year-old male patient with no history of previous disease, a resident of the district of Huepetuhe, Madre de Dios. Endemic site of leihsmaniasis, with a regular contour ulcer with raised edges of approximately 2 cm radius in the anterior area of the leg with an evolution of approximately 3 weeks