| ID (ISN) del documento | 31125 |
| Número CIS |
79-779 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0029-7917 - Occupational Health |
| Año |
1978 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Ross D.S. |
| Título |
Old World leishmaniasis. |
| Información bibliográfica |
Aug. 1978, Vol.30, No.8, p.375-378. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Resumen |
This case study describes how a construction engineer contracted leishmaniasis from a sand fly bite in an endemic area in the Middle East and how initial treatment caused the real nature of the disease to go unrecognised. Background information on cutaneous leishmaniasis (causative agent: Leishmania tropica) (areas in which it is endemic; vector; animal and human infective reservoirs; severity and course of the disease; relapses; lymphatic spread; lost work time due to disabling nature of the disease; possibility of permanent disfiguration and swelling); correct treatment; reference to 2 other forms of leishmaniasis (New World or muco-cutaneous; kala-azar, causing high fever and affecting the spleen, liver and other visceral organs). |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
leishmaniosis; enfermedades parasitarias |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
estudio de caso; tratamiento médico; síntomas |
| Tipo de documento |
- |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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