Epidemiological, clinical and biological features of
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Bolivia after a 221 patient sample [in French].
Both cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis is the major threats to Pakistan despite of,
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis which is rarely reported [4].
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis traditionally refers to a metastatic sequelae of cutaneous infection, which results from dissemination of parasites from the skin to the naso-oropharyngeal mucosa usually by a species called Viannia subgenus (L.
Depending on the species, it can manifest as Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL),
Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis (MCL), Diffused Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (DCL) or Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL).
Lindoso, "Current diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous and
mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis," Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, vol.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis and
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis are widespread in Ethiopia.
Interventions for American cutaneous and
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (review) 2009.The Cochrane Collaboration.
Nicolas Fasel, PhD, professor of biology and medicine at the University of Lausanne, and Nancy Saravia, PhD, of the International Center for Medical Training and Investigation in Cali, Columbia, have been studying the causes of
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, a particularly harmful form of the disease that destroys the soft tissues of the nose and mouth.
Serological tests may be particularly useful in the diagnosis of visceral or
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (DENIAU et al., 2003).
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mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, which affects the skin and mucous surfaces and occurs exclusively in the so-called new world (Fig.
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis was first described in 1913 by Bates and is a sequela of new world cutaneous leishmaniasis and results from direct extension or metastasis from blood or lymph to the nasal or oral mucosa.
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis - a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa