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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2022

Ultrasound patterns of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis and clinical correlations.

Andrea Sechi, Iria Neri, Annalisa Patrizi, Ambra Di Altobrando, Roberta Clinca, Raffaele Dante Caposiena Caro, Miriam Leuzzi, Cosimo Misciali, Valeria Gaspari

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Article in Journal of ultrasound, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors.

Andrea SechiDivision of Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University Hospital of Bologna Sant' Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Via Massarenti, 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy. andrea.sechi@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3026-2434
Iria NeriDivision of Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University Hospital of Bologna Sant' Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Via Massarenti, 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
Annalisa PatriziDivision of Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University Hospital of Bologna Sant' Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Via Massarenti, 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
Ambra Di AltobrandoDivision of Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University Hospital of Bologna Sant' Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Via Massarenti, 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
Roberta ClincaRadiology Unit, University Hospital of Bologna Sant' Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Bologna, Italy.
Raffaele Dante Caposiena CaroDermatology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Miriam LeuzziDivision of Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University Hospital of Bologna Sant' Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Via Massarenti, 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
Cosimo MiscialiDivision of Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University Hospital of Bologna Sant' Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Via Massarenti, 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
Valeria GaspariDivision of Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University Hospital of Bologna Sant' Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Via Massarenti, 1, 40138, Bologna, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A single-center retrospective study reviewed the following sonographic features of 18 confirmed cases of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis to identify shared presentation patterns: echotexture, lesion borders, hypodermal involvement, soft-tissue changes, and vascular pattern. A second objective was to correlate these patterns with clinical characteristics, including sex, age, anatomical location, nodule vs. plaque presentation, raised borders, granulation tissue, swelling, hyperkeratotic crusting, disease onset, and healing time. Two main patterns were identified with high-frequency ultrasonography. The first pattern was characterized by a high level of inflammation and deep hypodermal involvement, while the second variant showed involvement limited to the dermis, with minimal inflammation. The "inflammatory pattern" showed ill-defined borders, mixed echotexture, prominent vascularity with central distribution, and was correlated with clinical signs of ulceration, granulation tissue, raised borders, and longer healing time (p < 0.05). The "pauci-inflammatory pattern" presented a well-defined structure with decreased echogenicity, reduced or absent vascularity with minimal soft-tissue changes, and was associated with a shorter healing time (p < 0.05).

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Leishmaniasis, CutaneousHumansInflammationRetrospective StudiesUltrasonographyDermatologyLeishmaniasisLocalized cutaneous leishmaniasisUltrasound

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PMID33527311
PMCPMC9148356

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