title: Concomitant early mucosal and cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil.
abstract: Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is often clinically silent until reaching a highly advanced state. In this prospective study, 6 of 220 patients with early cutaneous leishmaniasis were diagnosed with mucosal involvement by otorhinolaryngological examination (a rate similar to the reported rate of late ML). Detection of early ML may represent an important strategy in preventing severe mucosal destruction in human leishmaniasis.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz-Fiocruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Viviane S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Boaventura
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cafe
authors.forename: Jackson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Fabiano
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bafica
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosato
authors.forename: Luiz A R
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: de Freitas
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brodskyn
authors.forename: Manoel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barral-Netto
authors.forename: Aldina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barral
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan