background: cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases and a major public health challenge in iran caused by leishmania spp and transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies. the number of cl cases has shown an increasing pattern all over the country, including the district of varamin, southeast of tehran, iran. this study aimed to identify the leishmania spp...

conclusions l. major is the main species responsible for cutaneous leishmsniasis in four geographical regions of khuzestan province southwestern of iran and nested pcr can be used for diagnosis and leishmania species identification. results 138 (94.5%) out of 146 cases of four regions were l. major and 8(5.5%) were l. tropica. 57.97% of l. major cases were male and 42.03% were female. 87.5% of ...

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...

study of status and knowledge of female student about cutaneous leishmaniasis in abuzid abad, kashan, in 2007     dehghani r [1] , moosavi ga [2] , abbasi f [3] , novrozi s [4] ,farahani m [5] , hooshyar h [6] *    received: 19 feb, 2011 accepted: 20 june, 2011   abstract   background & aims: cutaneous leishmaniasis is a protozoan parasitic disease that is prevalent in tropical and subtropical ...

Studies were conducted from 1986 through 1993 to further define the geographic distribution and relative importance of different species of Leishmania as a cause of leishmaniasis in Peru. Patients with a clinical diagnosis of cutaneous and/or mucosal or diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis were enrolled at the Naval Medical Research Institute Detachment (NAMRID) Laboratory in Lima, the Tropical Dise...

old world cutaneous leishmaniasis (owcl) usually causes a single, self-healing and uncomplicated lesion mainly on the exposed area of body. this report presents four cases of owcl from iran that misdiagnosed with sarcoidosis, lymphoma, and acne agminata. two out of four patients showed a history of purplish red plaques for at least 5 years who misdiagnosed as sarcoidosis because of histological...

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. mu...

Backgrounds and Aims: The protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania can be stated as the causative agents of the various clinical diseases. Fetal Calf Serum (FCS) is the major part of the Leishmania culture media, which is the most expensive ingredient in these media. The coconut water is packed with nutrients that yield an array of health benefits. Materials and Methods: In the present st...