Visceral leishmaniasis is a severe and potentially fatal vector-borne disease. The most typical symptoms are fever, hepatosplenomegaly, weight loss, bleeding and bacterial infections. Neurological changes are rarely reported. This paper describes a child who presented with neurological signs as the first symptoms of leishmaniasis; tone was diminished and tremors in the extremities were observed...

In Spain, Leishmania infantum is endemic, human visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis cases occurring both in the Peninsula, as well as in the Balearic Islands. We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics of leishmaniasis patients and the changes in the disease evolution after the introduction of antiretroviral therapy in 1997. In this descriptive study, we used Spanish Centralized Hospita...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease caused by leishmanias, which results in deformations of the skin. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in the southeastern parts of Turkey. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form and is often observed in open regions of the body. Involvement of the penis was rarely reported. In this paper, we present a case of a giant hyperkeratotic form of ...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is gradually becoming an increasing public health concern. Therefore, it essential to generate knowledge on the epidemiological determinants of infection develop effective control strategies transmission disease. Environmental changes, immune status host, and treatment failure are three most important risk factors associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis. The aim this stu...

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is considered one of the endemic diseases in Iraq, and due to distinction anti-leishmaniasis treatments currently used by their many side effects addition toxicity human body, as well length treatment period, problems they cause digestive system, Salvia officinalis (Saga) was a natural preventive against leishmaniasis. Because its therapeutic properties for health sy...

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most severe form of leishmaniasis and is responsible for most Leishmania-associated deaths. VL represents a serious public health problem that affects many countries. The immune response in leishmaniasis is very complex and is poorly understood. The Th1 versus Th2 paradigm does not appear to be so clear in visceral leishmaniasis, suggesting that other immunosu...

Leishmaniasis is an important tropical vector-borne disease. This infection can be seen in tropical area and it is considered to be one of the most important vector-borne infections at present. The general situation of the leishmaniasis in Thailand is hereby reviewed. Although Thailand is a tropical country, the leishmaniasis is not endemic but sporadic. The imported cases are documented in som...

Aim: To see the efficacy of meglumine antimoniate alone in comparison with combination and CO2 ablative laser among patients cutaneous leishmaniasis. Study design: Quasi-experimental study. Place duration study: Department Dermatology, Pakistan Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi from 9th July 2020 to 8th January 2021. Methodology: Sixty (30 each group) diagnosed cases leishmaniasis by skin ...

ABSTRACT: Leishmania infantum causes canine leishmaniasis. Using parasitological and molecular analyses, we identified L. in the reproductive organs of male female dogs. histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, PCR, examined tissue samples from 8 dogs 16 diagnosed with Despite absence macroscopic or microscopic lesions these organs, observed amastigotes testis uterus. PCR sequencing tissues reveal...