The wide variety of Leishmania species responsible for human American cutaneous
leishmaniasis combined with the immune mechanisms of the host results in a large …

Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis has for some time been considered as the causative
agent of two distinct forms of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL): localized cutaneous …

The clinico-pathological and immunological findings in eight patients from Bahia, Brazil with
disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis are described. This condition differs from anergic …

Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) is characterised by multiple and progressive
cutaneous lesions, resistance to chemotherapy and Leishmania-specific T-cell anergy. We …

The immunopathogenic competences of Leishmania (V.) braziliensis and L.(L.)
amazonensis were reviewed in the light of more recent features found in the clinical and …

American cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in widespread areas of Latin America. The
causative agents include L.(V.) braziliensis, L.(L.) mexicana, L.(V.) panamensis, and related …

American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) was first reported from the south-western region of
the state of Rio Grande do Norte in1987. São Miguel municipality and adjacent areas have …

Background. Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) is a rare manifestation of human
leishmaniasis, characterized by multiple, slowly progressive nodules or plaques without …

Abstract In the State of Amazonas, American tegumentary leishmaniasis is endemic and
presents a wide spectrum of clinical variability due to the large diversity of circulating …

Skin biopsies from 53 patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) from the State
of Minas Gerais, Brazil, were used for a characterization of the Leishmania parasites. A pair …