We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Oral leishmaniasis: Report of two cases.
- Authors
Oliveira Dos Santos, Rennan Luiz; Rocha Tenório, Jefferson; Gonzaga Fernandes, Lígia; Moreira Ribeiro, Ana Isabel; Pinho Costa, Sabrina Araújo; Trierveiler, Marília; Augusto Lemos, Celso; Nobou Sugaya, Norberto
- Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by several species of the parasite Leishmania that is transmitted by insects of the genus Phlebotomus spp. or Lutzomyia spp. This disease can affect skin, mucous membranes and viscera being classified as cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis, depending on the spectrum of clinical manifestations. Diagnosis can be achieved through biopsy, microscopical analysis, Montenegro intradermoreaction and/or ELISA. The dentist plays an important role in the diagnosis of this disease due to frequent involvement of oral mucosa. This article reports two clinical cases of leishmaniasis with oral mucosa involvement, their diagnosis workup and treatment.
- Subjects
MONTENEGRO; LEISHMANIASIS; SYMPTOMS; VISCERAL leishmaniasis; ORAL mucosa; MUCOUS membranes; DIAGNOSIS; PHLEBOTOMUS
- Publication
Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (0973029X), 2020, Vol 24, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0973-029X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_306_18