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

• Main Authors: Lilian Motta Cantanhêde (Author), Cipriano Ferreira da Silva Júnior (Author), Marcos Massayuki Ito (Author), Kátia Paula Felipin (Author), Roberto Nicolete (Author), Juan Miguel Villalobos Salcedo (Author), Renato Porrozzi (Author), Elisa Cupolillo (Author), Ricardo de Godoi Mattos Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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...