Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Turkey

Autor: Melih Akyol, Yelda Kapicioglu, Yavuz Yesilova, Mehmet Salih Gürel, Murat Borlu, Yusuf Özbel, Ayşe Akman-Karakaş, Bilge Fettahlıoğlu Karaman, Mehmet Harman, Tamer Irfan Kaya, Soner Uzun, Seray Töz, Çiğdem Asena Doğramacı, Mustafa Aksoy, Sema Aytekin, Murat Durdu, Orhan Ozgoztasi, Mehmet Kamil Mülayim, Esra İnan Doğan
Přispěvatelé: Çukurova Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Karaman, Bilge Fettahlıoğlu, [Uzun, Soner -- Akman-Karakas, Ayse] Akdeniz Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, TR-07059 Antalya, Turkey -- [Gurel, Mehmet S.] Medeniyet Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Durdu, Murat] Baskent Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Adana, Turkey -- [Akyol, Melih] Cumhuriyet Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Sivas, Turkey -- [Karaman, Bilge Fettahlioglu] Cukurova Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Adana, Turkey -- [Aksoy, Mustafa] Harran Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Sanliurfa, Turkey -- [Aytekin, Sema] Haydarpasa Numune Training & Res Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Istanbul, Turkey -- [Borlu, Murat] Erciyes Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Kayseri, Turkey -- [Dogan, Esra Inan] Adiyaman Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Adiyaman, Turkey -- [Dogramaci, Cigdem Asena] Mustafa Kemal Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Antakya, Turkey -- [Kapicioglu, Yelda] Inonu Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Malatya, Turkey -- [Kaya, Tamer I.] Mersin Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Mersin, Turkey -- [Mulayim, Mehmet K.] Sutcu Imam Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Kahramanmaras, Turkey -- [Ozbel, Yusuf -- Toz, Seray Ozensoy] Ege Univ, Dept Parasitol, Fac Med, Izmir, Turkey -- [Ozgoztasi, Orhan] Gaziantep Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Gaziantep, Turkey -- [Yesilova, Yavuz] Lokman Hekim Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Van, Turkey -- [Harman, Mehmet] Dicle Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Diyarbakir, Turkey, uzun, soner -- 0000-0001-7059-5474, Durdu, Murat -- 0000-0003-1247-3932, Çukurova Üniversitesi
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: International journal of dermatology. 57(8)
ISSN: 1365-4632
Popis: WOS: 000437833900024
PubMed ID: 29663351
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis ( CL) is a vector- born parasitic disease characterized by various skin lesions that cause disfiguration if healed spontaneously. Although CL has been endemic for many years in the southern regions of Turkey, an increasing incidence in nonendemic regions is being observed due to returning travelers and, more recently, due to Syrian refugees. Thus far, a limited number of national guidelines have been proposed, but no common Turkish consensus has emerged. Objectives The aim of this study was to develop diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines for the management of CL in Turkey. Methods This guideline is a consensus text prepared by 18 experienced CL specialists who have been working for many years in areas where the disease is endemic. The Delphi method was used to determine expert group consensus. Initially, a comprehensive list of items about CL was identified, and consensus was built from feedback provided by expert participants from the preceding rounds. Results Evidence- based and expert- based recommendations through diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms according to local availability and conditions are outlined. Conclusion Because CL can mimic many other skin diseases, early diagnosis and early treatment are very important to prevent complications and spread of the disease. The fastest and easiest diagnostic method is the leishmanial smear. The most common treatment is the use of local or systemic pentavalent antimony compounds.
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