a clinical and epidemiological comparison of the cutaneous leishmaniasis was carried out among 100 victims of cutaneous leishmaniasis who were living in the villages of isfahan area, and 100 other patients of the lesions have been determined and analyzed. comparison of patients of the city with that of neighboring villages shows that both type of cutaneous leishmaniasis are prevalent in isfahan...

Complicated Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (OWCL) and Old World mucosal leishmaniasis (OWML) constitute an indication for systemic treatment. To date, there no controlled clinical studies that compare treatment options for these diseases. We compiled a case series of 24 cases successfully treated with miltefosine. We conclude that oral miltefosine is an effective treatment option for both OW...

1. Delyon J, Ortonne N, Benayoun E, Moroch J, Wolkenstein P, Sbidian E, et al. Lowdose methotrexate-induced skin toxicity: Keratinocyte dystrophy as an histologic marker. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015;73:484-90. 2. Yélamos O, Català A, Vilarrasa E, Roé E, Puig L. Acute severe methotrexate toxicity in patients with psoriasis: a case series and discussion. Dermatology. 2014;229:306-9. 3. Troeltzsch M,...

aims: cutaneous leishmaniasis is a prevalent parasitological disease with diverse clinical manifestations in iran. therefore, the present retrospective study carried out to describe the demographic features of cutaneous leishmaniasis in ramshir, iran. materials & methods: this descriptive study was performed on 136 cutaneous leishmaniasis patients whose data were recorded in the ramshir health ...

Large-scale field trials were performed in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in both urban and rural settlements of Sanliurfa City, SE Anatolia, Turkey, to evaluate the efficacy of insecticide impregnated bednets. An intervention field trial promoting the use of K-OTAB (deltamethrin-tablet formulation) impregnated bednets by the local inhabitants of five quarters for cutaneous leishma...

patients and methods data were collected from the recorded data of patients with leishmaniasis referred to isfahan province health care center, isfahan, iran. the patients were diagnosed by direct microscopic examination of the samples in leishmaniasis and skin diseases research center and other health care centers. data concerning demographic features, the number and location of lesions, durat...

©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...

However late the disease may have been reported from these parts, the occurrence is by no means so recent as it seems. Many stories are in vogue in the affected areas regarding its importation, but the most plausible explanation is that it was introduced by the Moghal troops of Aurangzeb's days. The disease was rampant in the Moghal Empire's capital; hence it was called ' Delhi Boiland it affec...