ZOONOTIC CUTANEOUS LESHMAIASIS THREE YEARS FEVER HOSPITAL RECORDS: WITH GENERAL DISCUSSION

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Consultant of Tropical Medicine, Military Medical Academy, Egypt.

2 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is widely present in more than 88 countries worldwide, resulting in up to 80,000 deaths annually. Leishmaniasis occurs as visceral, cutaneous, or mucocutaneous variants. Mucosal involvement can occur secondarily to the cutaneous or visceral varieties.

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