Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in certain areas of Iran, and in recent years, there has been an increase in the number of reports for rare and new forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis. We describe one unusual clinical form of cutaneous leishmaniasis. In a 27-year-old man, who noted a pimple on the upper eyelid 4 months before. The lesion was nodular and measured 1 cm × 1 cm in diameter. A diagn...

Resumen. Ciertas especies del género Lutzomyia transmiten la parasitosis llamada leishmaniasis en América. En Colombia se han reportado 153 género. Cundinamarca tiene registro de 48 Lutzomyia, las cuales 13 son vectores confirmados y seis sospechosas transmitir leishmaniasis. El objetivo estudio fue describir distribución geográfica estimar su grado asociación con factores ambientales, base a l...

Abstract Background Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease transmitted by the bite of sandflies that can affect different body systems. It stated 350 million people in world are at risk infection [1, 2]. Dermatological disorders as like cutaneous leishmaniasis known to have negative effects on psychosocial status and quality life children [3]. The aim this study was determine dermatological befor...

Leishmaniasis is a well known fatal disease that is caused by the protozoan species belonging to the genus Leishmania. The causative organism is transmitted through female sandflies. It is considered as a neglected tropical disease and targeted for the worldwide elimination by the World Health Organization. It is the major cause of significant morbidity and mortality in several countries of the...

Human leishmaniasis is a spectral disease that includes asymptomatic self-resolving infection, localized skin lesions, and progressive visceral leishmaniasis. With some overlap, visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are usually caused by different species of Leishmania. This review focuses on host responses to infection with the species that cause visceral leishmaniasis, as they contrast with sp...

©2015 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Dear Editor, the case report on “American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil” deals with an interesting topic.1 Bernardes Filho et al. reported on two new autochthonous cases of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil and state “the need for actions aiming at the early diagnosis and treatment of American cutaneous leishmaniasis cases.1” This report m...

BACKGROUND In this paper we study the distribution of leukocyte populations and of cytokine-producing cells in the spleen of a patient with visceral leishmaniasis resistant to clinical treatment. It is the first attempt to compare the distribution of leukocyte populations and cytokine-producing cells in the splenic compartments of a patient with visceral leishmaniasis with those observed in pat...

PCR: polymerase chain reaction INTRODUCTION Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease endemic to 88 countries on 5 continents. It is estimated that there are 1 to 1.5 million cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis among local populations, but leishmaniasis also commonly affects travelers to these endemic countries. Leishmaniasis is caused by parasitic protozoa in the genus Leishmania, which are transmit...

Leishmaniasis has reemerged in recent years showing a wider geographic distribution and increased global incidence of human and canine disease than previously known. Dogs are the main domestic/peridomestic reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum. Since the evolution of leishmaniasis and clinical appearance is a consequence of complex interactions between...