A retrospective study was carried out to evaluate skin diseases associated with Chronic Granulomatous Inflammation at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) over a period of six months. There were a total of 249 skin biopsies in this period, among which 14.8 % cases were diagnosed as lesions associated with chronic granulomatous inflammation. Among these cutaneous leishmaniasis constitut...

Leishmaniasis is a Neglected Tropical Diseases caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. It major health problem in many tropical and subtropical regions world can produce three different clinical manifestations, among which cutaneous leishmaniasis has higher incidence than other forms. There are no recognized reliable means chemoprophylaxis or vaccination against infections with f...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a chronic, infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus leishmania. The incidence of this disease is high in Brazil, with 19,746 new cases having been detected in 2008. The presence of amastigotes in the cytoplasm of histiocytes constitutes diagnosis of the disease; however, their presence is rarely found in late lesions, making histological diagnosis...

Background: Atopic dermatitis is the most common chronic inflammatory dermatitis, due to immunological disorders. Patients with atopic dermatitis are prone to infectious diseases including bacterial infections. On the other hand, atopy may be protective against helminthes parasites. The objective of this study was to compare the frequency and clinical presentations of cutaneous leishmaniasis in...

BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease endemic today in many areas of South America. METHODOLOGY We discovered morphologic and molecular evidence of ancient infections in 4 female skulls in the archaeological cemetery of Coyo Oriente, in the desert of San Pedro de Atacama, Northern Chile. The boney facial lesions visible in the skulls could have been caused by a number of chronic i...

LEISHMANIASIS HAS SEVERAL CLINICAL FORMS self-healing or chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis or post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis; mucosal leishmaniasis; visceral leishmaniasis (VL), which is fatal if left untreated. The epidemiology and clinical features of VL vary greatly due to the interaction of multiple factors including parasite strains, vectors, host genetics, and the environment. Human im...

Leishmaniasis transmitted by sandflies is an important vector-borne disease. In Chad, information on outdated, and so this study was designed to update the sandfly fauna. Sandflies were collected in five health districts representing two geoclimatic zones using sticky traps pyrethrum sprays indoor peridomestic habitats between September 2019 December 2020. All specimens identified based species...

Miltefosine was the first oral compound approved for visceral leishmaniasis chemotherapy, and its efficacy against Leishmania donovani has been well documented. Leishmania amazonensis is the second most prevalent species causing cutaneous leishmaniasis and the main etiological agent of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil. Driven by the necessity of finding alternative therapeutic strategi...

Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease that affects both humans and animals. Canines are considered the main reservoirs of disease, while cats can present as secondary reservoirs, altering epidemiological cycle disease. The work describes first case feline foot hyperkeratosis in Asunción-Paraguay associated with leishmaniasis, determined by cytological diagnosis, favorable response to tr...

© 2013 Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine 2013 This is an open ac ess article distributed under the terms of the Cre tive Commons Attribution Licens , which per its unrestric ed use, di tribution, and r production in any medium, provi d the original work is prop rly c ted. A sev n-y r-ol girl pre en ed to he Departm nt of Tropical Medicine, Biomedical Research Center, Central University of E...