Literature DB >> 1431277

Cutaneous leishmaniasis as a possible predisposing factor for skin malignancy.

T A Morsy1, A M Mangoud, M M el-Sebai, S M al Seghayer.   

Abstract

This paper reports a 13 year old Yemenian boy with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL.). The histopathological picture of the CL lesions showed marked dysplasia indicating premalignancy. The possibility that CL as one of the predisposing factors for skin malignancy was discussed.

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Year:  1992        PMID: 1431277

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Egypt Soc Parasitol        ISSN: 1110-0583


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Review 1.  DNA methylation alterations caused by Leishmania infection may generate a microenvironment prone to tumour development.

Authors:  Ana Florencia Vega-Benedetti; Eleonora Loi; Patrizia Zavattari
Journal:  Front Cell Infect Microbiol       Date:  2022-08-29       Impact factor: 6.073

2.  Basal cell carcinoma superimposed on a cutaneous leishmaniasis lesion in an immunocompromised patient.

Authors:  Ali Asilian; Iman Momeni; Parastou Khosravani
Journal:  J Res Med Sci       Date:  2012-01       Impact factor: 1.852

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