Caseating granulomas in cutaneous leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Jessica Aoun (Author), Robert Habib (Author), Khalil Charaffeddine (Author), Suad Taraif (Author), Asif Loya (Author), Ibrahim Khalifeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Caseating granulomas are often associated with a mycobacterial infection (TB) and are thought to be exceedingly rare in cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). However, no large series has accurately documented the incidence of caseating granulomas in CL.A multiregional cohort consisting of 317 patients with...