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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...
Autores principales: | Raja, Mohammed, Gonzales Zamora, Jose Armando |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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