Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: Clinical perspectives

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 897-908

  Handler, Marc Z ^a,d   Patel, Parimal A ^a,d   Kapila, Rajendra ^a,d   Al Qubati, Yasin ^b,d   Schwartz, Robert A ^a,c,d  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TAIZ UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Newark New Jersey and Taiz Yemen ^*

Author keywords

bat; dog; gerbil; kala azar; leishmaniasis; parasitic disorders; protozoan diseases; rodents; sandfly; tropical diseases; ulcer

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; FURUNCULOSIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA GUYANENSIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIA PANAMENSIS; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN ULCER; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; ANIMAL; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84947712567     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.08.051     Document Type: Review

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