Clinicopathological evaluation of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the mediterranean region of turkey
Author(s) -
Cumhur İbrahim Başsorgun,
Betül Ünal,
Ayşe Akman Karakaş,
Erkan Alpsoy,
Mehmet Akif Çiftçioğlu,
Soner Uzun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
turkish journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1309-5730
pISSN - 1018-5615
DOI - 10.5146/tjpath.2015.01300
Subject(s) - acanthosis , pathology , parakeratosis , medicine , leishmaniasis , cutaneous leishmaniasis , atrophy , dermatology , hyperkeratosis
Cutaneus leishmaniasis, a chronic self-limited disease of the skin, is usually caused by Leishmania Tropica. It is endemic in Southeastern Anatolia. The definitive diagnosis depends on demonstration of the parasites by smear and culture or its identification in tissue section. This study aimed to evaluate clinical and histopathological skin lesions in cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in Antalya, Turkey.
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