title: Marring leishmaniasis: the stigmatization and the impact of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Bolan Medical College, Quetta, Pakistan. masoomkassi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Masoom
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kassi
authors.forename: Mahwash
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kassi
authors.forename: Abaseen Khan
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Afghan
authors.forename: Rabeea
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.forename: Pashtoon Murtaza
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Kasi
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology; D007891:Leishmania / Q000502:physiology; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012940:Social Problems; D013240:Stereotyping