Disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in a patient with AIDS: a case report

The authors report a case of culture-proven disseminated American muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis in an HIV positive patient. Lesions began in the oropharynx and nasal mucosa eventually spreading to much of the skin surface. The response to a short course...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth S. Machado, Maria da Providencia Braga, Alda Maria Da-Cruz, Sérgio G. Coutinho, Alba Regina M. Vieira, Marcio S. Rutowitsch, Tulia Cuzzi-Maya, Gabriel Grimaldi Junior, Jacquelie A. Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1992-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000400005