Concomitant visceral and localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in two Moroccan infants

Concomitant visceral and localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in two Moroccan infants

Abstract Background Leishmaniases are vector-borne diseases caused by the protozoa of the Leishmania genus. The clinical spectrum of these diseases extends from benign dermal lesions to visceral forms. In the Mediterranean region, zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) is caused by L. infantum. If un...

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Main Authors: Tarik Mouttaki, Hasnaa Maksouri, Jilali El Mabrouki, Gema Merino-Espinosa, Hassan Fellah, Mohamed Itri, Joaquina Martin-Sanchez, Maha Soussi-Abdallaoui, Soumiya Chiheb, Myriam Riyad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Leishmania infantum
Leishmania tropica
Infants
Morocco
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0413-8

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