tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post166964146186992451..comments2023-10-07T01:34:01.774-07:00Comments on Case of the Day: Two Sides of the Same CoinCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-77800027175920783602011-09-30T12:24:02.832-07:002011-09-30T12:24:02.832-07:00wow! and i thought that would be a hard one...
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T...wow! and i thought that would be a hard one...<br />-<br />Two Sides of the Same Coin<br /><br />The first case describes cutaneous leishmaniasis; the second case describes visceral leishmaniasis. This is caused by a heterogeneous group of protozoans spread by the sandfly; the geography is mostly Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Brazil, and Peru. The first image shows a cutaneous lesion beginning as a red papule and enlarging to an ulcer with granulomatous tissue at the base and raised, heaped-up margins. The second case of visceral leishmaniasis is most commonly caused by Leishmania donovi or infantum. It is also called kala-azar (Hindi for “black fever”). The second image shows amastigotes.<br /><br />Sources: UpToDate; Wikipedia.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-25969837331984455092011-09-30T09:30:21.981-07:002011-09-30T09:30:21.981-07:00Kala Azar?Kala Azar?sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517529202444474417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-82097402955924295922011-09-28T11:14:24.204-07:002011-09-28T11:14:24.204-07:00#1)=Leishmaniasis ?#1)=Leishmaniasis ?jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192329184235764872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-72182261548194803972011-09-27T10:09:33.485-07:002011-09-27T10:09:33.485-07:00Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar)Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-60299757008539618032011-09-27T10:08:37.631-07:002011-09-27T10:08:37.631-07:00Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar)Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar)Dr.Manjunath.Y.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552212486595136424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-55618119485659431402011-09-26T19:32:44.201-07:002011-09-26T19:32:44.201-07:00cutaneous leishmaniasis
visceral leishmaniasis (ka...cutaneous leishmaniasis<br />visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)<br />vector:sandflyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com