Cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment and therapeutic outcomes in special populations: A collaborative retrospective study

MDM Castro, J Rode, PRL Machado… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Treatment guidance for children and older adult patients affected by cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL) is unclear due to limited representation of these groups in clinical trials …

[HTML][HTML] Tegumentary leishmaniasis diagnosis: what happened with MST (Montenegro Skin Test) in Brazil?

LMA Braz - Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Tegumentary leishmaniasis is a serious public health problem, since it can cause
psychological and social impact due to facial disfigurement and scars, which generate social …

American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in an endemic municipality in the North of Minas Gerais State: spatial analysis and socio-environmental factors

RL Ursine, MF Rocha, JF Sousa, RC Santos… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL) is endemic in the municipality of
Montes Claros, Minas Gerais State. The use of geotechnology such as spatial statistics and …

Spatial dynamics and socioeconomic factors correlated with American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Pernambuco, Brazil from 2008 to 2017

AFLS Gonçalves, SS Lima, APSC Silva… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is a public health problem and
has been associated with country's territory. We aimed to analyze the spatial dynamics and …

Antigenic reactivity of Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni axenic amastigote proved to be a suitable alternative for optimizing Montenegro skin test

LV de Melo, T Vasconcelos dos Santos, PK Ramos… - Parasites & …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Laboratory diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL)
requires a tool amenable to the epidemiological status of ACL in Brazil. Montenegro skin test …

Effect of educational intervention based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model on preventive behaviors of cutaneous leishmaniasis among housewives

AK Jeihooni, PA Harsini, SM Kashfi… - Cadernos de saude …, 2019 - SciELO Public Health
Leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in Iran. Since education to prevent the disease is
important, this study aimed to determine the effect of educational intervention based on the …

Clinical and epidemiological profiles of patients with American cutaneous leishmaniasis from the states of Pernambuco and Amazonas, Brazil

MGN Melo, RCS Morais, TC Goes, RP Silva… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: Brazil has a high number of cases of American cutaneous leishmaniasis
(ACL) in the north and northeast regions. Therefore, continuous surveillance of …

Instructions on how to make an outbreak of American cutaneous leishmaniasis

OD Salomón - 2019 - notablesdelaciencia.conicet.gov.ar
Outbreaks of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) are triggered by the confluence of
multidimensional biological, climate, and social factors: the eco-epidemiological momentum …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of an area of coexistent visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission in the State of Piauí, Brazil

SA Vasconcelos, RLT de Sousa… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
BACKGROUND In Brazil, transmission of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis has
expanded geographically over the last decades, with both clinical forms occurring …

Understanding American tegumentary leishmaniasis in urban Montes Claros, Brazil: insights from clinical, immunological and therapeutic investigations

DMS Lopes, JMS Lima, KSM Ribeiro, CF Gomes… - Parasitology, 2024 - cambridge.org
The challenge of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) continues in Brazil, presenting
a persistent public health issue despite initiatives aimed at public outreach, vector control …