Contact dermatitis-like cutaneous leishmaniasis in a Libyan HIV patient

Abstract Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is one of the common tropical protozoal diseases caused by various Leishmania species, and transmitted by the sand-fly vectors, Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia species. Herein, we report for the first time a case of CL that presented as large eczematous pla...

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Main Authors: Hamida Al-Dwibe, Aisha Gashout, Abdu-Maged Morogum, Said El-Zubi, Ahmad Amro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-401