conclusions according to the epidemiological features of cl in iran, providing a uniform mechanism for control and prevention of this disease is not possible. thus, initial actions such as staff training, screening in endemic areas, and treatment of patients with urban leishmaniasis as a reservoir for the disease can be useful, according to the geographical position and carrier. results most of...

The wide variety of Leishmania species responsible for human American cutaneous leishmaniasis combined with the immune mechanisms of the host results in a large spectrum of clinical, histopathological, and immunopathological manifestations. At the middle of this spectrum are the most frequent cases of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) caused by members of the subgenera Leishmania and Vian...

INTRODUCTION In past decades, leishmaniasis burden has been low across Egypt; however, changing environment and land use has placed several parts of the country at risk. As a consequence, leishmaniasis has become a particularly difficult health problem, both for local inhabitants and for multinational military personnel. METHODS To evaluate coarse-resolution aspects of the ecology of leishman...

Introduction: Cutaneous leishmaniasis can lead to the loss of time, labor force, significant treatment costs and psychological problems. Also, cutaneous leishmaniasis is considered as an important health problem in Iran. This study was aimed to investigat the status of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Dashtestan district. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive-correlational...

more than 90% of patients infected with cutaneous leishmaniasis live in afghanistan, the middle east, algeria, brazil, and peru. cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran is caused by leishmania tropica and leishmania major . most skin lesions evolve from papular to nodular, to ulcerative form with a central depression surrounded by a raised indurate border. some lesions persist as nodules or plaques. mu...

BACKGROUND Co-infection of leishmaniasis and HIV is increasingly reported. The clinical presentation of leishmaniasis is determined by the host immune response to the parasite; as a consequence, this presentation will be influenced by HIV-induced immunosuppression. As leishmaniasis commonly affects the skin, increasing immunosuppression changes the clinical presentation, such as in post-kala-az...

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 ...

background: leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease cause by leishmania genus. anthroponotic and zoono­tic cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic in iran. the aim of this study was to identify the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis by mini-exon gene in five regions of khuzestan province, southwest of iran. methods: from 2007 to 2008 in this cross-sectional study, cutaneous samples were collec...

Background: One approach for prevention of cutaneous leishmaniasis is creation of a barrier between the insect vector (phlebotomus) and the host.  Many, but not all, researchers claim that permethrin-impregnated uniforms are effective for prevention of cutaneous leishmaniasis.  We determined the efficacy of permethrin-impregnated uniforms for prevention of cutaneous leishmaniasis among Iranian ...

Background and objectives: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in most areas of Iran, and the diagnosis of its species is essential for controlling the disease. Leishmania major is the causative agent for cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans. Molecular methods are generally more sensitive than microscopic methods. The present study aimed to use a polymerase chain reaction-enzyme linked immunosorben...