The Associations of Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica Aspects by Focusing Their Morphological and Molecular Features on Clinical Appearances in Khuzestan Province, Iran

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Clinical manifestations of cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in Khuzestan. (a) Dry lesion: isolated from Ahvaz, (b) Dry lesion: isolated from Sosangerd, (c) Mixed lesion: isolated from kotabdollah, Ahvaz, (d) Nonclassical wet-type: Erythematous papulonodules lesion isolated from Ahvaz, (e) Nonclassical wet-type: hyperkeratotic lesion isolated from Ahvaz, (f) Nonclassical wet-type: herpetiform lesion isolated from Hoveyze, ((g)–(i)) classical wet-type form: volcanic lesion isolated from Sosangerd, Ahvaz and Ramhormoz, respectively. (j) The amastigote of Leishmania tropica with size 2-3 μm. ((k)–(o)) Polymorphic amastigotes of Leishmania major with size 3–5 μm. (k) Cigarette form with size 3-4 μm, ((l)–(o)) pear shapes with size 5 μm.

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