Leprosy and American cutaneous leishmaniasis coinfection
Abstract: Brazil is a country with a high prevalence of infectious diseases such as leprosy and leishmaniasis. However, coinfection of these diseases is still poorly understood. We report a case of a patient who presented with lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous-mucosal leishmaniasis at the same perio...
Main Authors: | Larissa Mondadori Mercadante, Marcel Alex Soares dos Santos, Elisangela Samartin Pegas, Bogdana Victória Kadunc |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2018-02-01
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Series: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962018000100123&tlng=en |
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