visceral leishmaniasis

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Related to visceral leishmaniasis: cutaneous leishmaniasis, Leishmania donovani

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visceral leishmaniasis - leishmaniasis of the viscera

kala azar, leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis - sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies

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Failure of miltefosine treatment for visceral leishmaniasis in children and men in South-East Asia.

Safety and efficacy of miltefosine in cutaneous leishmaniasis: An open label, non-comparative study from Balochistan

Lutzomyia longipalpis and the eco-epidemiology of American visceral leishmaniasis, with particular reference to Brazil--a review.

Urine as a promising sample for Leishmania DNA extraction in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis - a review

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis in the Mediterranean basin which is very difficult to treat both humans and dogs.

Evaluation of Oxidative Status and Inflammatory Changes in Naturally Occurring Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis

If left untreated, visceral leishmaniasis is nearly always fatal.

Pakistan Army holds medical camp in Awaran

Other infectious etiologies entertained were HIV, scrub typhus rickettsia, and visceral leishmaniasis (given the patient lived in an endemic area).

Rare Association of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis in Visceral Leishmaniaisis

The available options for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis are associated with severe problems like adverse effect, low efficacy, long treatment period and the development of resistance (17,18).

Adjunct Therapy of rIFN-[gamma] and rIL-17A along with Sub-optimal Dose of Amphotericin-B effectively Control the Leishmania donovani Parasitic Growth in Infected Mice

Responsible for tens of thousands of deaths around the world every year, visceral leishmaniasis holds the unfortunate distinction of being the second leading cause of death by parasitic infection, after malaria.

Chronic infections can outsmart the immune system

Visceral leishmaniasis is of great epidemiological importance in Alagoas, which can be seen in a published study where an epidemiological profile demonstrates the cases of lethality related to VL in Alagoas (Reis et al., 2017).

Epidemiological aspects of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis in State of Alagoas, Northeast, Brazil/Aspectos epidemiologicos da leishmaniose visceral canina e humana no estado de Alagoas, Nordeste, Brasil

Trial of oral miltefosine for visceral leishmaniasis. Lancet.

Miltefosine: a promising agent for leishmaniasis

We have read with great interest the case report entitled "Visceral Leishmaniasis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing treatment with methotrexate: Case report and review of the literature" by Trigkidis et al.

Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean area

In Brazil, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis of public health importance, and its etiological agent is Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi.

Canine visceral leishmaniosis in an area of fishing tourism, Bonito Municipality, Mato Grosso do Sul, Central-West Brazil/Leishmaniose visceral canina em area de turismo pesqueiro, municipio de Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Centro-Oeste do Brasil

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a protozoal disease that infects the reticuloendothelial system and can cause death, if left untreated.