background: cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a widespread tropical infection which has a high incidence rate in iran. the aim of this study was to determine some epidemiological aspects of disease in northern khorasan prov­ince, iran. methods : from 2005 to 2008, data concerning 1453 patients with cl were collected and analyzed from the different dis­tricts of health service registry of the prov...

background: due to annual increases in cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in different regions of iran and the resulting health problems and high economic costs, this study was performed with the aim to determine the prevalence of cl in dezful city, iran. materials and methods: this descriptive study was performed on all patients who were directly referred to clinics and clinical laboratories of dezf...

Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease infecting world’s poorest population in over 90 countries throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Central South Africa. An underestimated 700,000 to one million new cases occur annually. refers spectrum of diseases caused by parasite, Leishmania, transmitted bite infected sandflies. Of three major syndromes (cutaneous, mucosal visceral) leishm...

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Leishmaniasis has a long history in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This study aimed to show the trend in leishmaniasis incidence from 1983 to 2012 and to describe the epidemiological characteristics in 2012. In a retrospective cross-sectional study, data were extracted from th%e national leishmaniasis surveillance system for the 3 clinical types-cutaneous (zoonotic and anthroponotic) and viscera...

Leishmaniasis is a family of infectious diseases caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania and transmitted through the bite of sandflies. The geographical distribution of Leishmaniasis is tied in to the abundance of sandflies, their life cycle, and the presence of the parasite reservoirs. The World Health Organization classifies Leishmaniasis as a neglected disease affecting the poorest commu...

Background: Some treatment reported for cutaneous leishmaniasis. The studies examined the impact of the paromomycin has different characteristics and results. The aim of the present study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of all randomized clinical trials evaluating the effectiveness of paromomycin in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran.Methods: Literature search...

DNA sequencing and microsatellite analyses were performed to investigate the relationship of Sri Lankan cutaneous leishmaniasis isolates to known species of Leishmania. This identified L. donovani as the agent of Sri Lankan cutaneous leishmaniasis, and showed these parasites are closely related to those causing visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent.

during the period from 1996 to 1997, 45 isolates of leishmania were recovered frompatients suspected of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) and one from a gerbil. these specimens werereceived from various parts of iran. isoenzyme profiles of these isolates were compared with those ofreference strains of l.tropica, l.major and l.infantum using cellulose acetate electrophoresis (cae) and10 enzyme system...

cutaneous leishmaniasis(cl) is referred to a group of diseases because of the varied clinical presentation, ranging from small cutaneous nodule to wide spread mucosal destruction. the nose is rarely involved by cl in even in endemic region. in this report we describe a rare rhinophymatous presentation of cl from a non-endemic region which was diagnosed by fine needle sampling and treated with m...