01017nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001100058653001600069653001100085653001800096653000900114100001300123245008400136300001200220490000700232520057000239022001400809       1982                            d  c1982 Dec 0110aAfrica10aChloroquine10aHumans10aLeishmaniasis10aMale1 aStingl P00a[Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Africa. Classification-clinical picture-treatment].  a1709-210 v573 a<p>Vast travelling nowadays into warm subtropical and tropical regions demands more knowledge about infectious diseases outside our temperate climate. A leishmaniasis infection in Europeans is no rarity today because of its vast distribution in Africa. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is now considered a spectral and polar disease not unlike leprosy, caused by the leishmania parasite but also influenced by the host's immune response and intolerance. Therefore, diagnosis and treatment of a cutaneous leishmaniasis request an immunopathohistological view of the case.</p>  a0301-0481