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Case Reports
. 2017 Sep 21;11(9):e0005807.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005807. eCollection 2017 Sep.

Mucosal leishmaniasis mimicking T-cell lymphoma in a patient receiving monoclonal antibody against TNFα

Antonio Carlos Nicodemo  1 , Daniel Fernandes Duailibi  2 , Diego Feriani  2 , Maria Irma Seixas Duarte  3 , Valdir Sabbaga Amato  1
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Case Reports

Mucosal leishmaniasis mimicking T-cell lymphoma in a patient receiving monoclonal antibody against TNFα

Antonio Carlos Nicodemo et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Hematoxylin–eosin revealing lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with some areas of necrosis and mucosal ulceration.
Fig 2
Fig 2. Immunohistochemistry showing monoclonal proliferation of T cells favoring the hypothesis of nasal lymphoma.
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