Leishmaniasis of the eyelid mimicking an infundibular cyst and review of the literature on ocular leishmaniasis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Veraldi, Stefano ^a   Bottini, Silvia ^a   Currò, Nicola ^b   Gianotti, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania spp; Ocular leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EYELID; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEISHMANIA; LYMPHOCYTE; PLASMA CELL; RELAPSE; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EPIDERMAL CYST; EYELID DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77957350307     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.07.024     Document Type: Article

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