Chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis: Leishmania parasites in blood.
Two patients with chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis had positive blood cultures. The diagnosis was established by the clinical picture, skin biopsy, and culture for Leishmania major and tropica.
Nuwayri-Salti
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Department of Human Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Mu'Atassem
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Salman
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Izzedine
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Kibbi
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D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007891:Leishmania / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000097:blood* / Q000469:parasitology; D008875:Middle Aged