Clinicopathological Evaluation of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey

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BAŞSORGUN C. İ., ÜNAL B., Karakas A. A., ALPSOY E., Ciftcioglu M. A., UZUN S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, vol.31, no.2, pp.126-130, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5146/tjpath.2015.01300
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.126-130
  • Keywords: Cutaneous leishmaniasis, Pathology, Granuloma
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Cutaneus leishmaniasis, a chronic self-limited disease of the skin, is usually caused by Leishmania Tropica. It is endemic in Southeastern Anatolia. The definitive diagnosis depends on demonstration of the parasites by smear and culture or its identification in tissue section. This study aimed to evaluate clinical and histopathological skin lesions in cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in Antalya, Turkey.