Three Leishmania/L. species - L. infantum, L. major, L. tropica - as causative agents of mucosal leishmaniasis in Iran

Cases of human oro-mucosal leishmaniasis are mainly reported in areas where Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis perpetuates and the damages are mainly located at the cartilaginous nasal septum and frontal portions of the nasal fossa. In Iran, an area free of any L.(V) braziliensis, three Leishmania sp...

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Published in:Pathogens and global health 2013-07, Vol.107 (5), p.267-272
Main Authors: Shirian, Sadegh, Oryan, Ahmad, Hatam, Gholam Reza, Daneshbod, Yahya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Canidae
Child
Clinical features
Female
General aspects
Human protozoal diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Iran - epidemiology
L. infantum
L. major
L. tropica
Leishmania
Leishmania infantum
Leishmania infantum - isolation & purification
Leishmania major - isolation & purification
Leishmania tropica - isolation & purification
Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous - epidemiology
Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous - parasitology
Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous - pathology
Leshmaniasis
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Original
Oro-mucosal leishmaniasis
Parasitic diseases
Prevalence
Protozoal diseases
Tropism
Viannia braziliensis
Young Adult
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