Reactivation of cutaneous leishmaniasis after surgery

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1113-1116

  Czechowicz, Romuald T ^a,d   Millard, T P ^b   Smith, H R ^b   Ashton, R E ^a   Lucas, S B ^c   Hay, R J ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL HASLAR   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Latent infection; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; RECURRENCE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033369617     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.03215.x     Document Type: Article

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