Disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis in a field clinic in Bahia, Brazil: a report of eight cases.
J Trop Med Hyg
; 89(6): 319-23, 1986 Dec.
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Eight Bahian patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis who had 20 or more ulcerative lesions of short duration are described. Of five identifications of isolated parasites, four were Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis and one was L. mexicana amazonensis. All but one had positive Montenegro tests initially, and all did after treatment. All had circulating anti-leishmanial antibodies and five responded well to glucantime therapy suggesting a functioning immune response. This is quite different to the anergic hansenoid leishmaniasis seen with L. mexicana amazonensis infections in Brazil. Possible reasons for the occurrence of this type of leishmaniasis are briefly discussed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Compostos Organometálicos
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Leishmaniose
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Meglumina
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Trop Med Hyg
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido