Facial structure alterations and abnormalities of the paranasal sinuses on multidetector computed tomography scans of patients with treated mucosal leishmaniasis.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Raphael Abegão de Camargo, Antonio C Nicodemo, Daniel Vaccaro Sumi, Eloisa Maria Mello Santiago Gebrim, Felipe Francisco Tuon, Lázaro Manoel de Camargo, Rui Imamura, Valdir Sabbaga Amato
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Mackay
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003001; https://doaj.org/article/e4078e4ff40143748ce26376ba8336a1

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is a progressive disease that affects cartilage and bone structures of the nose and other upper respiratory tract structures. Complications associated with ML have been described, but there is a lack of studies that evaluate the structural changes of...