Leishmaniose tegumentar americana: apresentação pouco comum

Data
2008-09-01
Autor(a)
Guedes, Antonio Carlos Martins [UNIFESP]
Carvalho, Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de
Melo, Maria Norma
Tipo
Artigo
ISSN
0365-0596
É parte de
Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia
DOI
10.1590/S0365-05962008000500009
Metadado
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Titulo Alternativo
American tegumentary leishmaniasis: an unusual presentation
Resumo
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.
Citação
Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia. Rio De Janeiro Rj: Soc Brasileira Dermatologia, v. 83, n. 5, p. 445-449, 2008.
Palavras-chave
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Leishmania
Leishmaniasis
Polymerase chain reaction
URI
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/11600/42497
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