Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis - A rare cutaneous presentation in an HIV-positive patient
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with HIV.
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector borne disease caused by various species of the Leishmania parasite. CL is endemic in the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. In certain instances a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-related immunocompromised is associated with atypical clinical presentation and occurrence of reactivated lesions of CL. Such presentations respond poorly to the standard t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0253-7184
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7184.93834