A newly emerged cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in central Iran
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Sporotrichoid Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Central Iran
More than 90% of patients infected with cutaneous leishmaniasis live in Afghanistan, the Middle East, Algeria, Brazil, and Peru. Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran is caused by Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major. Most skin lesions evolve from papular to nodular, to ulcerative form with a central depression surrounded by a raised indurate border. Some lesions persist as nodules or plaques. Mul...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.07.003