American cutaneous leishmaniasis as a rare imported disease in Europe: A case report favourably treated with antimonial derivatives

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 793-795

  Manfredi, Roberto ^a   Di Bari, Maria Assunta ^a   Calza, Leonardo ^a   Chiodo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

American cutaneous leishmaniasis; Imported disease; Italy; Meglumine antimoniate; Travel

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; CLARITHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENTAMIDINE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; EUROPE; HUMAN; IMPORT DISEASE; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TRAVEL; TROPICAL DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; ITALY; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0035740601     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015622016579     Document Type: Article

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