A comprehensive systematic review of leishmaniasis in patients undergoing drug-induced immunosuppression for the treatment of dermatological, rheumatological and gastroenterological diseases

A comprehensive systematic review of leishmaniasis in patients undergoing drug-induced immunosuppression for the treatment of dermatological, rheumatological and gastroenterological diseases

ABSTRACT Immunosuppression is an important risk factor for leishmaniasis. We assessed the clinical profile, geographic distribution and prevalence of leishmaniasis in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy for dermatological, rheumatological or gastroenterological autoimmune diseases. We iden...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Shu Kurizky, Fernanda Ferraço Marianelli, Mariana Vicente Cesetti, Giovanni Damiani, Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro Sampaio, Lais Mitsue Tanaka Gonçalves, Carlos Augusto Felipe de Sousa, Sofia Sales Martins, Sebastian Vernal, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota, Ciro Martins Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
immunosuppression
leishmaniasis
systematic review
treatment
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