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Leishmaniasis
Research data from University Hospital update understanding of leishmaniasis
July 1st, 2008
"A 64-year-old woman presented with erythematous, infiltrative plaques with a central atrophic area on both zygomatic regions. Several yellow-reddish papules were seen at the periphery of the plaques and showed an ''apple-jelly'' color on diascopy (Fig. 1)," scientists in Greece report. "No visceral involvement was detected. The past medical history revealed that, at 3 years of age, she had developed an ''Oriental sore'' on both cheeks that healed with permanent scars. Thirty years later, she noticed an erythematous patch around the scars. She reported a hospital admission 22 years earlier for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL); this was treated with pentavalent antimonial...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-01)
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