Cutaneous leishmaniasis and pregnancy

We studied a 19-year-old woman, with a 4-month pregnancy who presented with four cutaneous leg ulcers of three months of evolution diagnosed by biopsy as cutaneous leishmaniasis. Direct smear and the leishmanin skin test were negative. Since all the usual medications for cutaneous leishmaniasis are...

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Main Authors: Ángel Jaimes, Gerzaín Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2018-08-01
Series:Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Online Access:https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/4034