Clinical observations of unresponsive mucosal leishmaniasis.

P D Marsden Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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H A Lessa Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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M R Oliveira Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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G A Romero Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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J G Marotti Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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R N Sampaio Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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A Barral Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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E M Carvalho Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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C C Cuba Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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V O Macêdo Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brazil.

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We report the long-term clinical follow-up of two patients with unresponsive mucosal leishmaniasis due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis from the Três Braços area in Bahia State, Brazil. Both were agricultural male workers with extensive upper respiratory mucosal involvement that was not cured with conventional and experimental therapy.

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