Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis – Brazil (03): atypical Leishmania parasite
PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis – Brazil (03): atypical Leishmania parasite
Leishmaniasis -- BrazilAbstract--------BackgroundAtypical cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) has become progressively more frequent in Corte de Pedra, Northeast Brazil. Herein we characterize clinical presentation, antimony response, cytokine production and parasite strains prevailing in ACL.Methodology/Principal FindingsBetween 2005 and 2012, 51 ACL (cases) and 51 temporally matched cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) subjects (controls) were enrolled and followed over time in Corte de Pedra. Clinical and Read more [...]
