The use of polymerase chain reaction to confirm diagnosis in skin biopsies consistent with american tegumentary leishmaniasis at histopathology: a study of 90 cases Uso da reação em cadeia da polimerase em biópsias de pele para confirmar o diagnóstico histopatológico consistente com leishmaniose tegumentar americana: um estudo de 90 casos

The use of polymerase chain reaction to confirm diagnosis in skin biopsies consistent with american tegumentary leishmaniasis at histopathology: a study of 90 cases Uso da reação em cadeia da polimerase em biópsias de pele para confirmar o diagnóstico histopatológico consistente com leishmaniose tegumentar americana: um estudo de 90 casos

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a chronic, infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus leishmania. The incidence of this disease is high in Brazil, with 19,746 new cases having been detected in 2008. The presence of amastigotes in the cytoplasm of histiocytes constitutes diagnosis of t...

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Main Authors: Rosilene Viana de Andrade, Cesare Massone, Meline Nogueira Barbosa de Lucena, Anette Chusciak Talhari, Sinésio Talhari, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra, Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2011-10-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Subjects:
Leishmaniose cutânea
Pele
Reação em cadeia da polimerase
Leishmaniasis, cutaneous
Polymerase chain reaction
Skin
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