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ArticleCureus2025

Challenges in Diagnosing Biopsy-Negative Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Role of Systemic Therapies.

Soomal Rafique, Arisha Rafique, Adil Rahu, Sara Shafi, Alvera Rajper

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Soomal RafiqueInternal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, USA.
Arisha RafiqueInternal Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Hyderabad, PAK.
Adil RahuInternal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, PAK.
Sara ShafiInternal Medicine, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PAK.
Alvera RajperInternal Medicine, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, PAK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) typically manifests as one or more chronic, non-healing skin ulcers, often with raised borders and central necrosis, accompanied by erythema. These lesions are most commonly seen on exposed areas. However, the clinical presentation of CL can vary based on factors such as the

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cutaneous leishmaniasisendemichistopathologyleishmaniasisvector-borne diseases

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PMID40535408
PMCPMC12175643

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