Parasitological diagnosis of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania b. braziliensis in Bolivia

Parasitological diagnosis of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania b. braziliensis in Bolivia

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Parasitological diagnosis, using staned smears, culture and pathological examination of biopsy, was studied in 146 patients infected with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, in Bolivia and Peru. The most efficient parasite detecting technique appeared to be the smear examination in cutaneous lesions (33 %...

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Main Authors: Laure Dimier-David, Christophe David, Pierre Ravisse, Renato Bustillos, Susana Revollo, Philippe Lyèvre, Maruschka Munoz, Fernando Vargas, Jean-Pierre Dedet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1991-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leishmaniose mucocutânea
Leishmania b. braziliensis
Diagnóstico
Parasita
Bolivia
Peru
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
Diagnosis
Parasite
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