Clinical and immunological characteristics of tegumentary leishmaniasis cases in Bolivia.
<h4>Background</h4>Tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) is a parasitic disease that can present a cutaneous or mucocutaneous clinical form (CL and MCL, respectively). The disease is caused by different Leishmania species and transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies. Bolivia has one of the highes...
Main Authors: | Cristina Ballart, Mary Cruz Torrico, Gisela Vidal, Faustino Torrico, Daniel Lozano, Montserrat Gállego, Lilian Pinto, Ernesto Rojas, Ruth Aguilar, Carlota Dobaño, Sonia Ares-Gomez, Albert Picado |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009223 |
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