Recurrence of visceral and muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis in a patient under immunosuppressive therapy
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Recurrence of visceral and muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis in a patient under immunosuppressive therapy
BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans by sandflies. The diagnosis of leishmaniasis is often challenging as it mimics many other infectious or malignant diseases. The disease can present in three ways: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, or visceral leishmaniasis, which rarely occur together or consecutively. CASE PRESENTATION ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2571-x