Mucosal Leishmaniasis in Travelers with Leishmania braziliensis Complex Returning to Israel

Mucosal Leishmaniasis in Travelers with Leishmania braziliensis Complex Returning to Israel

Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is a complication of New World cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused mainly by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. This retrospective study investigated all cases of ML caused by L. (V.) braziliensis in a tertiary medical center in Israel, evaluating the risk factors, clinica...

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Main Authors: Michal Solomon, Nadav Sahar, Felix Pavlotzky, Aviv Barzilai, Charles L. Jaffe, Abedelmajeed Nasereddin, Eli Schwartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
leishmaniasis
Leishmania braziliensis
Leishmania viannia braziliensis
mucosal leishmaniasis
cutaneous leishmaniasis
travelers
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-0239_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-0239_article

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