This review addresses the question of whether the risk of developing mucosal leishmaniasis
(ML) warrants systemic treatment in all patients with New World cutaneous leishmaniasis …

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne infection caused by kinetoplastid protozoans in the genera
Leishmania and Endotrypanum. The disease occurs worldwide in the tropics and subtropics …

Disseminated leishmaniasis is a severe and emerging form of American tegumentary
leishmaniasis. Disseminated leishmaniasis is defined by the presence of more than 10 …

Leishmania braziliensis causes cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis in humans. Most
patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis heal spontaneously and may therefore have …

Leishmanin skin test (LST) antigens prepared from Leishmania braziliensis panamensis
were compared with respect to sensitivity, specificity, and side effects. Within the dose range …

ACL is produced by a group of genetically related species, each of which has characteristic
manifestations and areas of endemnicity (Table 1) le3; however, none of the clinical …

Abstract The Health Post of Corte de Pedra is located in a region endemic for American
tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in the Brazilian state of Bahia, and it treats 500–1,300 …

Leishmania spp. cause a broad spectrum of diseases collectively known as leishmaniasis.
Leishmania braziliensis is the main etiological agent of American cutaneous leishmaniasis …

Leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania that
affect millions of people worldwide. These diseases are caused by distinct Leishmania …

The Leishmaniases are a group of diseases whose clinical presentation is in part
determined by the infecting species. Until recently, mucosal leishmaniasis was attributed …