CONCOMITANT EARLY MUCOSAL AND CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN BRAZIL

Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is often clinically silent until reaching a highly advanced state. In this prospective study, 6 of 220 patients with early cutaneous leishmaniasis were diagnosed with mucosal involvement by otorhinolaryngological examination (a rate similar to the reported rate of late ML)...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2006-08, Vol.75 (2), p.267-269
Hauptverfasser:	BOAVENTURA, VIVIANE S, CAFE, VIRGINIA, COSTA, JACKSON, OLIVEIRA, FABIANO, BAFICA, ANDRE, ROSATO, ANDREA, de FREITAS, LUIZ A. R, BRODSKYN, CLAUDIA, BARRAL-NETTO, MANOEL, BARRAL, ALDINA
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Antibodies, Protozoan - blood Brazil Endoscopy - methods Female Humans Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - complications Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - diagnosis Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous - complications Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous - diagnosis Male Middle Aged Nasal Mucosa - parasitology Nasal Mucosa - pathology Prospective Studies Skin Tests - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is often clinically silent until reaching a highly advanced state. In this prospective study, 6 of 220 patients with early cutaneous leishmaniasis were diagnosed with mucosal involvement by otorhinolaryngological examination (a rate similar to the reported rate of late ML). Detection of early ML may represent an important strategy in preventing severe mucosal destruction in human leishmaniasis.
ISSN:	0002-9637 1476-1645
DOI:	10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.267