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CHRONIC CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS: LEISHMANIA PARASITES IN BLOOD
Author(s) -
NUWAVRISALTI NUHA,
MU'ATASSEM DIA,
SALMAN SALAH,
IZZEDINE NAZIK,
GHANI KIBBI ABDEL
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1992.tb02719.x
Subject(s) - medicine , leishmaniasis , leishmania , cutaneous leishmaniasis , protozoal disease , dermatology , immunology , kinetoplastida , virology , parasite hosting , malaria , world wide web , computer science
Two patients with chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis had positive blood cultures. The diagnosis was established by the clinical picture, skin biopsy, and culture for Leishmania major and tropica.