Disseminated Dermal Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania siamensis in a Systemic Steroid Therapy Patient
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Disseminated Dermal Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania siamensis In a Systemic Steroid Therapy Patient
Leishmania siamensis infection was recently reported from Thailand. Clinical presentation of L. siamensis infections is generally related to human immunodeficiency virus infection. Herein, disseminated dermal L. siamensis infection in a systemic steroid therapy patient from Myanmar is described.
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0711