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Ophthalmic leishmaniasis
Author(s) -
Sodaify M.,
Aminlari A.,
Resaei H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1981.tb02339.x
Subject(s) - conjunctiva , leishmaniasis , medicine , dermatology , leishmania , leishmania tropica , cutaneous leishmaniasis , biopsy , conjunctival diseases , protozoal disease , pathology , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science , malaria
Summary A case of leishmaniasis of the conjunctiva of the eye is described. Almost all of our cases are due to Leishmania tropica. The smear and culture of the conjunctival biopsy of our case was positive.