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Leishmaniasis
New leishmaniasis research from S.N. Alhucheimi et al outlined
May 5th, 2009
"The diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) largely depends on the clinical appearance, especially in endemic areas. A diagnostic challenge arises when the lesions appear in nonendemic areas, when the clinical picture is distorted, or when an atypical variant is seen, even in endemic regions," scientists in Iraq report. "To assess the correlation of microbiologic and histopathologic diagnosis with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) findings in clinically diagnosed cases of CL. This was an observational and descriptive study. The patients were seen at outpatient departments of dermatology in the middle Euphrates region of Iraq. Sixty-five patients with clinically...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-05)
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