Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease that is a public health problem in Morocco and is one of the frequent infectious causes of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). The combination of clinical and laboratory criteria, even very unspecific, make it possible to diagnose MAS, but a definitive diagnosis requires cytological examination. Rapid treatment is essential. The outcome was f...

Canine leishmaniasis is an important zoonosis caused by uncontrolled infection with Leishmania infantum, where an inappropriate immune response is not only responsible for permitting this intracellular parasite to multiply, but is also responsible for several of the pathological processes seen in this disease. Effective canine vaccines are therefore a highly desirable prevention tool. In this r...

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a dermal complication, a sequel to kala-azar. Diagnosis of PKDL presents a challenge due to the low parasite burden in the lesions. The direct agglutination test (DAT) based on promastigote and amastigote antigens of Leishmania donovani of indigenous isolates was developed to diagnose PKDL, and the results were compared with those of the rk39 strip ...

Although long considered to be a foreign animal disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis has recently been identified in two horses in Florida with no history of international travel. Both horses were diagnosed with Leishmania siamensis, an organism with zoonotic potential. Practitioners in the United States should have this disease on their differential list for horses with ulcers and nodules on the e...

1. Serviço de Imunologia, Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA. Address to: Dr. Edgar Marcelino Carvalho. Serviço Imunologia/HUPES/UFBA. Rua João das Botas s/no, Bairro Canela, 40110-160 Salvador, BA, Brasil. e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Phone: 55 71 3237-7353 Received in 01/08/2012 Accepted in 06/08/2012 Parasite, vectors and reser...

Post Kala Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) is an unusual dermatosis caused by a parasite Leishmania donovani (LD). It occurs between six months and five years of following an attack of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) / Kala Azar (KA). As a recurrence of VL, it keeps appearing on the skin of patient even after 20 years of partial treatment, inadequate treatment and in untreated cases. We here 4 case...

[1]. Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. [2]. Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. [3] Instituto Nacional de Ciências e Tecnologia de Doenças Tropicais, INCT-DT, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. [4] Departments of Internal Medicine and P...