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Case Reports
. 1992 Dec;95(6):432-3.

Locally acquired cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

D N Athukorale  1 , J K Seneviratne, R L Ihalamulla, U N Premaratne
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Case Reports

Locally acquired cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

D N Athukorale et al. J Trop Med Hyg. 1992 Dec.

Abstract

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in a Sri Lankan, who had not left the country, is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by detecting the parasite in smears under microscopic examination. This is the first case report of locally acquired leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka.

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