Cutaneous leishmaniasis reactivation 2 years after treatment caused by systemic corticosteroids
Tuon, F.F., et al. - American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL), an endemic anthropozoonosis in various countries in the world, is caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania. Despite reports on ATL reactivation as a result of immunosuppression, to the best of our knowledge, this paper describes the first case of ATL reactivation in its localized form (cutaneous leishmaniasis) associated with the administration of systemic corticosteroids [more...]
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