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  • Immune Profile of the Nasal Mucosa in Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
    Fungal and Parasitic Infections
    Immune Profile of the Nasal Mucosa in Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

    Localized skin lesions are characteristic of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL); however, Leishmania (Viannia) species, which are responsible for most CL cases in the Americas, can spread systemically, sometimes resulting in mucosal disease. Detection of Leishmania has been documented in healthy mucosal tissues (conjunctiva, tonsils, and nasal mucosa) and healthy skin of CL patients and in individuals with...

    María J. Gómez-Zafra, Adriana Navas, Jimena Jojoa, Julieth Murillo, Camila González, María Adelaida Gómez
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