background: cutaneous leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in many regions of iran, including the city of mashhad. in recent years, some cases have not responded to glucantime, the usual treatment for this disease. the cellular immune response caused by t-helper type 1 (th1) cells has an important role in protection against leishmaniasis, and activation of the t-helper type 2 (th2) response caus...

a clinical and epidemiological comparison of the cutaneous leishmaniasis was carried out among 100 victims of cutaneous leishmaniasis who were living in the villages of isfahan area, and 100 other patients of the lesions have been determined and analyzed. comparison of patients of the city with that of neighboring villages shows that both type of cutaneous leishmaniasis are prevalent in isfahan...

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. Mul...

background: leishmaniasis, especially cutaneous leishmaniasis, is considered an important health problem in many parts of iran including kharve, khorasan razavi province. cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by various species of leishmania, each having a different secondary host. thus, identifying the parasites’ specie is of paramount importance for containment strategy planning. the morphologica...

Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease in form of visceral (VL), cutaneous (CL), and mucocutaneous (MCL) leishmaniasis. Immunocompromised patients have increased risk of Leishmania infection, especially in endemic areas for visceral leishmaniasis, where in the world HIV/VL coinfection has become endemic. The case here suffers from both AIDS and visceral-cutaneous leishmaniasis. We report an Ira...

the aim of this study was to measure the alterations in serum zinc (zn) copper (cu) and iron (fe) concentrations in patients with acute and chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis. serum zinc and copper were measured by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometer and serum iron concentration was measured by the ferrozine method with commercial kits and assay was carried out by using an automatic anal...

cutaneous leishmaniasis may present with clinical presentation such as zosteriform, sporotrichoid and erysipeloid. the eczema variant has rarely been reported. we report a 27- year- old patient with atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis resembling eczema on the hand of a man in yazd province in the central of iran.

Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania transmitted by insects of the genus Lutzomyia sp. or Phlebotomus sp. The main syndromes are cutaneous leishmaniasis, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis. This article reviews kidney involvement in cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis, highlighting...

Identification of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis-causing Species Using Semi-Nested PCR in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province During 2013-2019

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...