background: leishmaniasis is a group of diseases that are created by intracellular parasites of leishmania. cutaneous leishmaniasis is considered as one of the health problems in some provinces of iran. methods: in this study, a total of 178 giemsa-stained slides from confirmed cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were examined. the slides were prepared from the patients with cutaneous leishmaniasi...

background: the incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the city of mehran has risen sharply in recent years because the city borders iraq, which has allowed entrance of different leishmania strains. these strains have different shapes, periods of disease, and healing of lesions. the present study identified and determined cutaneous leishmaniasis species in this region. methods : this cross-sec...

patients and methods data were collected from the recorded data of patients with leishmaniasis referred to isfahan province health care center, isfahan, iran. the patients were diagnosed by direct microscopic examination of the samples in leishmaniasis and skin diseases research center and other health care centers. data concerning demographic features, the number and location of lesions, durat...

behçet’s disease (bd) which is classified among vasculitides is a systemic disease with various manifestations. its clinical course is characterized by attacks and remissions. till now, two nationwide surveys of bd from iran and japan and 4 major case series from turkey, korea, morocco and england have been reported. clinical picture of bd is dominated by mucous membrane manifestations, includi...

background: cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a parasitic disease in most parts of iran, especially in the isfahan province. the most common form of cl is a self-healing lesion but in rare situations, infection might develop to non-healing forms. clinical symptoms and treatment process might be influenced by several agents such as host immune response and parasite strains. in this study, the isol...

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...

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...