Cold cellulitis. An unusual presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1002-1004

  Shelleh, Hamdi H ^a,c   Khan, Sarosh A ^a   Al Shayeb, Abdul M ^a   Al Hateeti, Hussni ^a   Khan, Latif A ^a   Kasabah, Mohammad N ^b  

^a Najran General Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Al Rass General Hospital ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^c NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cold cellulitis; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmanial cold cellulitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMONY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTERIOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ERYSIPELAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SMEAR; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0036700132     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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