Isolation of Leishmania sp. from aqueous humor of a patient with cutaneous disseminated leishmaniasis and bilateral iridocyclitis (preliminary report) Isolamento de Leishmania sp a partir do humor aquoso de paciente portador de Leishmaniose cutânea disseminada e iridociclite bilateral (nota prévia)

Isolation of Leishmania sp. from aqueous humor of a patient with cutaneous disseminated leishmaniasis and bilateral iridocyclitis (preliminary report) Isolamento de Leishmania sp a partir do humor aquoso de paciente portador de Leishmaniose cutânea disseminada e iridociclite bilateral (nota prévia)

The Authors report an uncommon case of leishmaniasis with disseminated cutaneous lesions, systemic manifestations and ocular involvement, the latter being characterized by bilateral nongranulomatous iridocyclitis. The severity of the oph-thalmologic lesions and its unresponsiveness to therapy (in sp...

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Main Authors: Teresa Cristina de Abreu Ferrari, Antônio Carlos Martins Guedes, Fernando Oréfice, Odair Genaro, Sônia Regina A. Pinheiro, Marisa Araújo Marra, Iara Lúcia Nunes Silveira, Márcia Oliveira Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1990-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Ocular leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis
Iridocyclitis
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