Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Yemen: Clinicoepidemiologic features and a preliminary report on species identification

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-45

  Khatri, Mishri Lal ^a,b   Haider, Nasser ^a,b   Di Muccio, Trentina ^a,b   Gramiccia, Marina ^a,b  

^a Saudi Hospital at Hajjah   (Yemen)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; SEX RATIO; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; YEMEN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YEMEN;

EID: 33645980950     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02588.x     Document Type: Article

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