Spontaneous regional heading of extensive skin lesions in diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL)
The authors report a case of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis, with longstanding evolution and presenting with diffuse infiltrated lesions rich in amastigotes in the absence of mucosal involvement. In situ characterization with monoclonal antibodies revealed Leishmania amazonensis. Large regional les...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5af16c47a8894c8aaef33042fbc41f24 2023-05-15T15:05:58+02:00 Spontaneous regional heading of extensive skin lesions in diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) Jackson M.L. Costa Ana Cristina R. Saldanha Conceição de Maria P. e Silva Maria dos Remédios F.C. Branco Aldina Barrai Edgard M. Carvalho Achiléia L. Bittencourt 1995-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/5af16c47a8894c8aaef33042fbc41f24 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821995000100008 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/5af16c47a8894c8aaef33042fbc41f24 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 45-47 (1995) Leishmaniose cutâneo-difusa Cicatriz espontânea Lesões regionais Leishmania amazonensis Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis Spontaneous regional healing lesions Leishmania amazonensis infection Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 1995 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T21:26:57Z The authors report a case of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis, with longstanding evolution and presenting with diffuse infiltrated lesions rich in amastigotes in the absence of mucosal involvement. In situ characterization with monoclonal antibodies revealed Leishmania amazonensis. Large regional lesions have presented spontaneous healing without specific therapy. Considering that DCL presents with a defect in the cellular immune response, thisfact demonstrate that this patient may develop a regional cellular immune response enough to destroy the parasites and to produce clearing of some lesions. Os autores relatam um caso de leishmaniose cutânea difusa, com longa evolução epresençade lesões infiltradas difusas ricas em amastigotas havendo ausência de envolvimento mucoso. A caracterização in situ com anticorpos monocbnais revelou Leishmania amazonensis. Durante a evolução de sua doença, extensas lesões regionais apresentaram cicatrizaçâo espontânea, Considerando que a LCD apresenta-se com um déficit na resposta imune celular, este fato demonstra que o paciente pode ter desenvolvido uma resposta imune celular regional capaz de destruir os parasitas e produzir cicatrizaçâo de algumas lesões. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Leishmaniose cutâneo-difusa Cicatriz espontânea Lesões regionais Leishmania amazonensis Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis Spontaneous regional healing lesions Leishmania amazonensis infection Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Jackson M.L. Costa Ana Cristina R. Saldanha Conceição de Maria P. e Silva Maria dos Remédios F.C. Branco Aldina Barrai Edgard M. Carvalho Achiléia L. Bittencourt Spontaneous regional heading of extensive skin lesions in diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) |
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The authors report a case of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis, with longstanding evolution and presenting with diffuse infiltrated lesions rich in amastigotes in the absence of mucosal involvement. In situ characterization with monoclonal antibodies revealed Leishmania amazonensis. Large regional lesions have presented spontaneous healing without specific therapy. Considering that DCL presents with a defect in the cellular immune response, thisfact demonstrate that this patient may develop a regional cellular immune response enough to destroy the parasites and to produce clearing of some lesions. Os autores relatam um caso de leishmaniose cutânea difusa, com longa evolução epresençade lesões infiltradas difusas ricas em amastigotas havendo ausência de envolvimento mucoso. A caracterização in situ com anticorpos monocbnais revelou Leishmania amazonensis. Durante a evolução de sua doença, extensas lesões regionais apresentaram cicatrizaçâo espontânea, Considerando que a LCD apresenta-se com um déficit na resposta imune celular, este fato demonstra que o paciente pode ter desenvolvido uma resposta imune celular regional capaz de destruir os parasitas e produzir cicatrizaçâo de algumas lesões. |
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Jackson M.L. Costa Ana Cristina R. Saldanha Conceição de Maria P. e Silva Maria dos Remédios F.C. Branco Aldina Barrai Edgard M. Carvalho Achiléia L. Bittencourt |
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Jackson M.L. Costa Ana Cristina R. Saldanha Conceição de Maria P. e Silva Maria dos Remédios F.C. Branco Aldina Barrai Edgard M. Carvalho Achiléia L. Bittencourt |
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Spontaneous regional heading of extensive skin lesions in diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) |
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Spontaneous regional heading of extensive skin lesions in diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) |
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Spontaneous regional heading of extensive skin lesions in diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) |
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Spontaneous regional heading of extensive skin lesions in diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) |
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Spontaneous regional heading of extensive skin lesions in diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) |
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spontaneous regional heading of extensive skin lesions in diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (dcl) |
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