Leishmania infantum AS A CAUSATIVE AGENT OF CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN THE STATE OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL, BRAZIL


Autoria(s): CASTRO,Ludiele Souza; FRANÇA,Adriana de Oliveira; FERREIRA,Eduardo de Castro; HANS FILHO,Günther; HIGA JÚNIOR,Minoru German; GONTIJO,Célia Maria Ferreira; PEREIRA,Agnes Antônia Sampaio; DORVAL,Maria Elizabeth Moraes C.
Data(s)

01/01/2016

Resumo

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by different species of theLeishmania genus. Leishmania(Leishmania) infantum, causing cutaneous leishmaniasis, has been described in patients living in areas where visceral leishmaniasis is endemic. In this study, it was possible to characterize this species in seven slides from cutaneous tissue imprints from patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652016005000501

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto de Medicina Tropical

Fonte

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.58 2016

Palavras-Chave #Cutaneous leishmaniasis #PCR #Leishmania infantum
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journal article