New World Leishmaniasis: The Role of Confocal Microscopy in Diagnosis and Follow-up - Tropical Dermatology

Cutaneous leishmaniasis may mimic other infections in overlapping endemic areas and timely treatment prevents dissemination of the parasite. The required histopathological and microbiological examinations are not always available, and can only give a deferred confirmation of the diagnosis. In contr...

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Main Authors: Ana Ortins-Pina, Luís Soares-de-Almeida, Paulo Filipe, André Laureano Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia 2018-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia
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Online Access:https://revista.spdv.com.pt/index.php/spdv/article/view/972