Article
Short Report: The Value of the Otorhinolaryngologic Exam in Correct Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis Diagnosis
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BOAVENTURA, V. S. et al. Short Report: The Value of the Otorhinolaryngologic Exam in Correct Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis Diagnosis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 81, n. 3, p. 384–386, 2009.
0002-9637
Autor
Boaventura, Viviane Sampaio
Oliveira, Jene Greyce Souza de
Costa, Jackson Mauricio Lopes
Novais, Fernanda Oliveira
Oliveira, Camila Indiani de
Barral Netto, Manoel
Barral, Aldina Maria Prado
Resumen
An increase in mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (ML) cases in northern (Brazil) motivated this study. In 44
ML patients with clinical diagnosis, only 13 parasitologically confirmed cases exhibited mucosal lesion suggestive of ML.
Other conditions involving nasal manifestations are frequently confounded with ML. Therefore, otorhinolaryngologic
examination is important in the clinical management of ML.