Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia - Brazil: an area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. II. Cutaneous disease. Presentation and evolution
The clinical records of 182 patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis probably due to Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis are analysed. 68% had a single lesion which was usually an ulceron the lower anterior tibial third. Many had short histories of one to two months and all age groups were represented...
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| author | Elmer A. Llanos-Cuentas Philip D. Marsden Edinaldo L. Lago Air C. Barreto César C. Cuba Warren D. Johnson |
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| description | The clinical records of 182 patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis probably due to Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis are analysed. 68% had a single lesion which was usually an ulceron the lower anterior tibial third. Many had short histories of one to two months and all age groups were represented 13% had closed lesions of a verrucose or plaque like nature. Evolution of these skin lesions after treatment was related to the regularity of antimony therapy. Although healing usually occurred in three months, the time to scarring after commencing treatment was variable and related to the size ofthe lesion (p < 0.01). Usually if sufficient antimony treatment was given the lesion closed. Seven of the ten patients with initially negative leishmanin skin tests converted to positive after treatment. A significant decline of indirect fluorescent antibody titres occurred in patients followed, during and after therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-627cc6d82cfd4152ab47b51a1819b1662022-12-22T03:35:29ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98491984-12-0117416917710.1590/S0037-86821984000400003S0037-86821984000400003Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia - Brazil: an area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. II. Cutaneous disease. Presentation and evolutionElmer A. Llanos-Cuentas0Philip D. Marsden1Edinaldo L. LagoAir C. Barreto2César C. Cuba3Warren D. Johnson4Universidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaCornell UniversityThe clinical records of 182 patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis probably due to Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis are analysed. 68% had a single lesion which was usually an ulceron the lower anterior tibial third. Many had short histories of one to two months and all age groups were represented 13% had closed lesions of a verrucose or plaque like nature. Evolution of these skin lesions after treatment was related to the regularity of antimony therapy. Although healing usually occurred in three months, the time to scarring after commencing treatment was variable and related to the size ofthe lesion (p < 0.01). Usually if sufficient antimony treatment was given the lesion closed. Seven of the ten patients with initially negative leishmanin skin tests converted to positive after treatment. A significant decline of indirect fluorescent antibody titres occurred in patients followed, during and after therapy.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821984000400003&lng=en&tlng=enLeishmania braziliensis braziliensisApresentação clínicaEvoluçãoTratamento |
| spellingShingle | Elmer A. Llanos-Cuentas Philip D. Marsden Edinaldo L. Lago Air C. Barreto César C. Cuba Warren D. Johnson Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia - Brazil: an area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. II. Cutaneous disease. Presentation and evolution Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis Apresentação clínica Evolução Tratamento |
| title | Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia - Brazil: an area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. II. Cutaneous disease. Presentation and evolution |
| title_full | Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia - Brazil: an area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. II. Cutaneous disease. Presentation and evolution |
| title_fullStr | Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia - Brazil: an area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. II. Cutaneous disease. Presentation and evolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia - Brazil: an area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. II. Cutaneous disease. Presentation and evolution |
| title_short | Human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Três Braços, Bahia - Brazil: an area of Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission. II. Cutaneous disease. Presentation and evolution |
| title_sort | human mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in tres bracos bahia brazil an area of leishmania braziliensis braziliensis transmission ii cutaneous disease presentation and evolution |
| topic | Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis Apresentação clínica Evolução Tratamento |
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