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. 2012 Jan;33(1):62-4.
doi: 10.4103/0253-7184.93834.

Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis - A rare cutaneous presentation in an HIV-positive patient

Hemang M Purohit  1 , Asha N Shah, Bipin K Amin, Manoj R Shevkani
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Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis - A rare cutaneous presentation in an HIV-positive patient

Hemang M Purohit et al. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2012 Jan.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Cutaneous lesions. Patient showing cutaneous lesions on face and body, specially note the lesions on nasal and beard area
Figure 2
Figure 2
LD bodies. Bone marrow smear stained with Giemsa stain showing intracellular Leishmania donovani amastigote forms stained red-violet kinetoplast with pale cytoplasm
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