Visceral leishmaniasis with cutaneous involvement caused by Leishmania infantum-chagasi

We report the case of a 66 year-old woman who presented nodular skin lesions on her back and upper extremities. Biopsy revealed amastigotes that were identified as Leishmania infantum-chagasi by PCR. Evaluation also showed hepatomegaly and pulmonary nodules. Treatment with amphotericin B led to comp...

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Autores principales: Raja, Mohammed, Gonzales Zamora, Jose Armando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5725215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29255674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.11.011

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5725215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29255674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.11.011

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