TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Leishmaniasis
A1  - Rosenthal, Philip J.
A2  - Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2  - McPhee, Stephen J.
A2  - Rabow, Michael W.
A2  - McQuaid, Kenneth R.
Y1  - 2022
N1  - 
T2  - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022
AB  - ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISSand  fly  bite  in  an  endemic  area.Visceral  leishmaniasis:  irregular  fever,  progressive  hepatosplenomegaly,  pancytopenia,  wasting.Cutaneous  leishmaniasis:  chronic,  painless,  moist  ulcers  or  dry  nodules.Mucocutaneous  leishmaniasis:  destructive  nasopharyngeal  lesions.Amastigotes  in  macrophages  in  aspirates,  touch  preparations,  or  biopsies.Positive  culture,  serologic  tests,  PCR,  or  skin  test.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184173417
ER  -