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Leishmania is a protozoan which causes a wide variety of diseases, ranging from cutaneous (CL) to visceral (VL) leishmaniasis. The parasite Leishmania is endemic in 98 countries and territories. The… Click to show full abstract
Leishmania is a protozoan which causes a wide variety of diseases, ranging from cutaneous (CL) to visceral (VL) leishmaniasis. The parasite Leishmania is endemic in 98 countries and territories. The number of new cases of CL per year ranges from 0.7 to 1.2 million [1]. Old World CL is classically due to L. tropica or L. major. Responsible mainly for VL, L. infantum has been recently considered as a causative agent of CL [2]. In France, autochtonous leishmaniasis cases (23/year [3]) are generally [...]
Keywords:
eight cases;
leishmaniasis;
cases cutaneous;
cutaneous leishmaniasis;
leishmaniasis due;
leishmania
Journal Title: European Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: European Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2017
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