| Calcified Bodies in New World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. | |
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PMID: 22042260 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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We report a case of a 9-year-old boy who presented with 2 lesions that were compatible clinically with cutaneous leishmaniasis of the New World. A skin biopsy showed tuberculoid granulomas with rounded calcified bodies. The diagnosis was supported by a positive leishmanin test and a positive polymerase chain reaction. The patient responded to specific treatment for leishmaniasis. These calcified bodies, described under different names in the literature (Michaelis-Gutmann bodies, Schaumann bodies, psammoma bodies, or conchoidal bodies), have been reported in an experimental leishmaniasis and, only once before, in a case of human leishmaniasis of the Old World. |
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Patricia Alvarez; Cesar Salinas; Francisco Bravo |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-29 |
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Title: The American Journal of dermatopathology Volume: - ISSN: 1533-0311 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-11-1 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7911005 Medline TA: Am J Dermatopathol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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From the *Laboratorio Universitario de Dermatopatologia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; and †Servicio de Dermatologia, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. |
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