Concomitant visceral and localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in two Moroccan infants

• Main Authors: Tarik Mouttaki (Author), Hasnaa Maksouri (Author), Jilali El Mabrouki (Author), Gema Merino-Espinosa (Author), Hassan Fellah (Author), Mohamed Itri (Author), Joaquina Martin-Sanchez (Author), Maha Soussi-Abdallaoui (Author), Soumiya Chiheb (Author), Myriam Riyad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Leishmaniases are vector-borne diseases caused by the protozoa of the Leishmania genus. The clinical spectrum of these diseases extends from benign dermal lesions to visceral forms. In the Mediterranean region, zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) is caused by L. infantum. If un...