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Tropical Diseases:

I Leishmaniasis
II Paracoccidioidomycosis
III Blastomycocis
IV Chromoblastomycosis
V Lepra
VI Sporotrichosis
VII Histoplasmosis
VIII Rhinosporidiosis
IX Mycetomas
X Rhinoscleroma
XI Chagasdisease
XII Actinomycosis
XIII Mucormycosis
XIV Amoebiasis
XV Protothecosis
XVI Lobomycosis
XVII Phaeohyphomycosis
XVIII Pruritus actinicus
XIX Bite of snake
XX Coccidioidomycosis

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I. Leishmaniasis

Case 4. Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis / Dermatophytosis

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Fig. 4-A2: Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

The histology shows a non-specific granulation tissue with several histiocytes presenting a vacuolated cytoplasm. In some of these cavities only sporadic leishmanias are seen. They are Grocott negative.

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Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de Los Andes
Merida - Venezuela