2009
Detection of Leishmania in Unaffected Mucosal Tissues of Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania (Viannia) Species
Figueroa RA, Lozano LE, Romero IC, Cardona MT, Prager M, Pacheco R, Diaz YR, Tellez JA, Saravia NG. Detection of Leishmania in Unaffected Mucosal Tissues of Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania (Viannia) Species. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2009, 200: 638-646. PMID: 19569974, PMCID: PMC5056532, DOI: 10.1086/600109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinetoplast minicircle DNAMucosal tissuesCutaneous leishmaniasisMucocutaneous leishmaniasisNasal mucosaSwab samplesMucosa of patientsLeishmania speciesPresence of LeishmaniaDetection of LeishmaniaMucosal leishmaniasisMucosal diseaseCutaneous diseaseLeishmania infectionPolymerase chain reactionParasitological evaluationPatientsLeishmania panamensisLeishmania guyanensisMucosaNatural historyLeishmaniasisLeishmania braziliensisChain reactionAsymptomatic presence
1991
Correlation between histopathology, immune response, clinical presentation, and evolution in Leishmania braziliensis infection.
Gutierrez Y, Salinas G, Palma G, Valderrama L, Santrich C, Saravia N. Correlation between histopathology, immune response, clinical presentation, and evolution in Leishmania braziliensis infection. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1991, 45: 281-9. PMID: 1928562, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1991.45.281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresence of amastigotesImmune responseClinical presentationLeishmania-specific immune responseAbsence of amastigotesPresence of epithelioidLymphocyte transformation responsesPresence of granulomasRole of antibodiesCellular immune responsesPresence of eosinophilsSerum antibody titersLeishmania braziliensis infectionPresence of LeishmaniaLeishmanial lesionsBraziliensis infectionCellular infiltrateType hypersensitivityClinical parametersActive lesionsAntibody titersEvolution of diseaseSoluble mediatorsTegumentary leishmaniasisEpitheloid cells