Leprosy Associated with Atypical Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Nicaragua and Honduras

In Central America, few cases of leprosy have been reported, but the disease may be unrecognized. Diagnosis is based on clinical criteria and histology. Preliminary field work in Nicaragua and Honduras found patients, including many children, with skin lesions clinically suggestive of atypical cutan...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2017-10, Vol.97 (4), p.1103-1110
Hauptverfasser:	Soto, Lucrecia Acosta, Caballero, Nelson, Fuentes, Lesny Ruth, Muñoz, Pedro Torres, Gómez Echevarría, Jose Ramón, López, Montserrat Pérez, Bornay Llinares, Fernando Jorge, Stanford, John L, Stanford, Cynthia A, Donoghue, Helen D
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Honduras - epidemiology Humans Leishmania - isolation & purification Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - diagnosis Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - epidemiology Leprosy - diagnosis Leprosy - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium leprae - isolation & purification Nicaragua - epidemiology Polymerase Chain Reaction
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