ABSTRACT: American cutaneous leishmaniasis is considered endemic in 18 countries the Americas, including Brazil, and part of group neglected infectious diseases. In state Alagoas, from 2008 to 2018, 676 cases were reported SINAN. Therefore, objective was describe epidemiological sociodemographic characteristics treated for leishmaniasis, during years 2018. This a descriptive, ecological, cross-...

Leishmaniasis are notifiable diseases, characterized by severe clinical manifestations, being caused obligate intracellular protozoa, belonging to the genus Leishmania, where species L. (L.) infantum and (V.) braziliensis responsible for most cases. of leishmaniasis in Brazil. Many studies indicate need investigations into exact role animal epidemiology leishmaniasis, particularly skunks rodent...

one of the most important goals of orthodontic treatment is to create an esthetic, well balanced facial profile. however, the components of a well-balanced iranian facial profile have not yet been established. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the anteroposterior lip position of the iranian population and to compare the perception of orthodontists, dental students and orthodontic patien...

introduction hemangiomas are the most common benign tumor of infancy that can occur anywhere in the body. intramuscular hemangiomas (imh) are accounting for approximately 1% of all cases and the muscles of extremities are the most common sites. because of scarcity and variable clinical features of these tumors, we decided to report a case of imh in the upper lip mucosa. case report the patient ...

Leishmaniasis is a chronic, vector-borne parasitic disease caused by flagellated protozoan of the genus Leishmania, which has more than 20 species. Usually, it that affects tropical and subtropical populations world. The transmitted through bite female mosquitoes Lutzomyiaen Phlebotomusen. clinical presentation its manifestations are variable, they affected species immunological state host. Gen...

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...

background: this study aimed to assess dermis fat graft (dfg) as a choice to correct the tissue deficit in the free border of the upper lip in cleft lip repair surgery. materials and methods: thirty?five individuals who referred to alzahra hospital at 2013–2014,with lip deformity following the primary repair surgery of cleft lip underwent surgery by dfg technique. outcomes were assessed 4 month...

The term leishmaniasis comprises a group of diseases caused by different species of a protozoon called Leishmania. Leishmaniasis is found worldwide, and is considered to be endemic in 88 countries. There are three main clinical forms of leishmaniasis: visceral leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Exclusive involvement of the mucosa is very rare. We present a s...

Leishmaniasis, an infectious disease endemic in tropical, Asian and southern European countries, is caused by obligate intramacrophage protozoa and is transmitted through the bite of infected female sandflies. More than 20 leishmanial species are responsible for four main clinical syndromes: cutaneous leishmaniasis; mucocutaneous leishmaniasis; visceral leishmaniasis, also known as kala-azar, a...