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. 2022 Mar 5:28:e01466.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01466. eCollection 2022.

Visceral and mucosal leishmaniasis mimicking Wilson disease and oral neoplasia

Carlo Bova  1 , Andrea de Vuono  1 , Martina Ruvio  1 , Francesca Serena Pignataro  1 , Elio Fiaschi  1
Affiliations

Visceral and mucosal leishmaniasis mimicking Wilson disease and oral neoplasia

Carlo Bova et al. IDCases. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Mucosal leishmaniasis; Visceral leishmaniasis; Wilson disease.

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Each author declares that he or she has no commercial associations (e.g. consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangement etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Mucosal leishmaniasis: ulceration of the soft palate with detachment of the left anterior tonsil pillar (arrow).
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Fig. 2
Histology of oral biopsy. Inflammatory infiltrate of histiocytes with Leishmania bodies (arrows). May Grunwald Giemsa stain, × 400.
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