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Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis

Known as: Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous [Disease/Finding], Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniases, Leishmaniases, Diffuse Cutaneous 
A form of LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS caused by Leishmania aethiopica in Ethiopia and Kenya, L. pifanoi in Venezuela, L. braziliensis in South America… Expand
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Review
2015
Review
2015
Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: Differential diagnosis, diagnosis, histopathology, and management.
The diagnosis of leishmaniasis can be challenging because it mimics both infectious and malignant conditions. A misdiagnosis may… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Th1/Th2 immune responses are associated with active cutaneous leishmaniasis and clinical cure is associated with strong interferon-gamma production.
In leishmaniasis, Th1-related cytokines production seems to be crucial for host control of parasite burden and clinical cure… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis responds to miltefosine but then relapses
Summary  Background  Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL), although rare, is profoundly incapacitating. At present there is no… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Differential expression of chemokines in patients with localized and diffuse cutaneous American leishmaniasis.
The abundance of macrophages in localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) and diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) lesions and… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
POLAR AND SUBPOLAR DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN BRAZIL: CLINICAL AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGIC ASPECTS
Background. Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) is a rare manifestation of human leishmaniasis, characterized by multiple… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Determination of the cytokine profile in American cutaneous leishmaniasis using the polymerase chain reaction
The lymphokine profiles were determined in the skin lesions of the three distinct clinical forms of American cutaneous… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The Role of Interferon-γ in the Treatment of Visceral and Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Traditionally, the mainstay of visceral and diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis therapy has been pentavalent antimony, with… Expand
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Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis: a disease due to an immunological defect of the host.
Abstract Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis, with its characteristic diffusion of lesions, great abundance of parasites, anergy to… Expand
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Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia. II. Treatment.
  • A. Bryceson
  • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical…
  • 1970
    • Corpus ID: 112702
Abstract The treatment of 33 cases of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia is presented. Pentamidine isethionate and… Expand
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Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia. I. The clinical and histological features of the disease.
  • A. Bryceson
  • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical…
  • 1969
    • Corpus ID: 10548131
Abstract The clinical and histological features of 33 cases of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) seen in Ethiopia are… Expand
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