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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2014-08-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-401 |