title: Cutaneous leishmaniasis and leprosy.
abstract: Eight patients who had concomitant leprosy and leishmaniasis are described. Two patients with lepromatous leprosy had high resistance leishmaniasis, implying that the immune deficiency in lepromatous leprosy is specific to Mycobacterium leprae.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000150:complications*; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications*