Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: Does it really exist in Pakistan?

Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-202

  Ul Bari, Arfan ^a,c   Manzur, Amir ^b  

^a UNAMSIL   (South Africa)

^b PAF Hospital   (Pakistan)

^c UNAMSIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania parasite; LT (Leishmaina trophozoite) bodies; Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SMEAR;

EID: 33749077724     PISSN: 15609014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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