Further Evidence of an Association between the Presence of Leishmania RNA Virus 1 and the Mucosal Manifestations in Tegumentary Leishmaniasis Patients

Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (TL) is endemic in Latin America, and Brazil contributes approximately 20 thousand cases per year. The pathogenesis of TL, however, is still not fully understood. Clinical manifestations vary from cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) to more severe outcomes, such as disseminated le...

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Published in:	PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 9; no. 9; p. e0004079
Main Authors:	Cantanhêde, Lilian Motta, da Silva Júnior, Cipriano Ferreira, Ito, Marcos Massayuki, Felipin, Kátia Paula, Nicolete, Roberto, Salcedo, Juan Miguel Villalobos, Porrozzi, Renato, Cupolillo, Elisa, Ferreira, Ricardo de Godoi Mattos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 15-09-2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Brazil Case-Control Studies Genetic diversity Health aspects Humans Identification and classification Infections Leishmania Leishmania - classification Leishmania - genetics Leishmania - pathogenicity Leishmania - virology Leishmania amazonensis Leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous - parasitology Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous - pathology Leishmaniavirus - genetics Leishmaniavirus - isolation & purification Medical research Medicine, Experimental Molecular Sequence Data Mucous Membrane - pathology Parasites Parasitic diseases Pathogenesis Prognosis Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA viruses RNA, Viral - genetics RNA, Viral - isolation & purification Sequence Analysis, DNA Studies Viannia braziliensis Brazil
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