Leishmaniose tegumentar americana: apresentação pouco comum

Date
2008-09-01
Author
Guedes, Antonio Carlos Martins [UNIFESP]
Carvalho, Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de
Melo, Maria Norma
Type
Artigo
ISSN
0365-0596
Is part of
Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia
DOI
10.1590/S0365-05962008000500009
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Alternative Title
American tegumentary leishmaniasis: an unusual presentation
Abstract
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.
Citation
Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia. Rio De Janeiro Rj: Soc Brasileira Dermatologia, v. 83, n. 5, p. 445-449, 2008.
Keywords
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Leishmania
Leishmaniasis
Polymerase chain reaction
URI
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/11600/42497
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