Evaluation of diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis by direct smear, culture and histopathology

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 925-928

  Sharquie, Khalifa E ^a   Hassen, Abdullah S ^a   Hassan, Sabeeh A ^a   Al Hamami, Ihssan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Dental broach; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRAQ; KINETOPLAST; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PLASMA CELL; PUBLICATION; SAMPLING; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SMEAR; SPINDLE CELL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN;

EID: 0036700131     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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