American tegumentary leishmaniasis: diagnostic and treatment challenges in a clinical case

American tegumentary leishmaniasis: diagnostic and treatment challenges in a clinical case

ABSTRACT This clinical case presents a patient with a raised and ulcerative lesion with erythematous edges in the mouth, on the lower lip that was unsuccessfully treated as herpes labialis. Clinical data and laboratory tests (Montenegro skin test, indirect immunofluorescence, direct parasite search...

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Main Authors: Jully Oyama, Fabiana Borges Padilha Ferreira, Carolina Cella Conter, Daniele Stéfanie Sara Lopes Lera-Nonose, Áquila Carolina Fernandes Herculano Ramos-Milaré, Eneide Aparecida Sabaini Venazzi, Thaís Gomes Verzignassi Silveira, Maria Valdrinez Campana Lonardoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Leishmania
Leishmaniasis
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