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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Gozo

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • بيانات النشر:
      University of Malta Medical School
    • الموضوع:
      1983
    • Collection:
      University of Malta: OAR@UM / L-Università ta' Malta
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Leishmaniasis is caused by a protozoon which has a flagellate (promastigote) stage in the sandfly and an . ovoid (amastigote) stage in human tissues. Three species of Leishmania are generally described although morphologically they are identical: (a) Leishmania donovani, producing 1. Visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) 2. Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (b) Leishmania tropica, producing 3. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (c) Leishmania braziIiensis, producing 4. Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis Kala-azar is endemic in the Maltese islands, and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis has been recorded at least once. However, this is the first description of primary cutaneous leishmaniasis acquired locally. ; N/A
    • Relation:
      Vella Briffa, D. (1983). Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Gozo. Medi-Scope, 4, 12-13.; https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/20071
    • الدخول الالكتروني :
      https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/20071
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    • الرقم المعرف:
      edsbas.D0753E74