Leishmaniasis is one of eight neglected tropical diseases currently endemic in 102 countries/areas around the world. In recent years, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) has been increasingly observed among migrants, travelers, ecotourists, and military personnel. Because of its great capacity to mimic other dermatoses, CL is one of the great imitators and can mislead practitioners, which can result in untreated lesions that cause scars. CL is a disfiguring disease, especially for women, and often leaves scars on visible body sites, causing psychological, social, and economic problems. CS is a challenge, especially in nonendemic regions, such as Australia, because experience with diagnosis and management of the disease is limited.
BT - International journal of women's dermatology C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31360749?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.01.002 IS - 3 J2 - Int J Womens Dermatol LA - eng N2 -Leishmaniasis is one of eight neglected tropical diseases currently endemic in 102 countries/areas around the world. In recent years, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) has been increasingly observed among migrants, travelers, ecotourists, and military personnel. Because of its great capacity to mimic other dermatoses, CL is one of the great imitators and can mislead practitioners, which can result in untreated lesions that cause scars. CL is a disfiguring disease, especially for women, and often leaves scars on visible body sites, causing psychological, social, and economic problems. CS is a challenge, especially in nonendemic regions, such as Australia, because experience with diagnosis and management of the disease is limited.
PY - 2019 SP - 158 EP - 165 T2 - International journal of women's dermatology TI - Cutaneous leishmaniasis: A neglected disfiguring disease for women. UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6637076/pdf/main.pdf VL - 5 SN - 2352-6475 ER -