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Cutaneous and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum in endemic areas of visceral leishmaniasis, northwestern Iran 2002–2011: a case series

Alireza BadirzadehDepartment of Parasitology and MycologySchool of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mehdi MohebaliDepartment of Parasitology and MycologySchool of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Center for Research of Endemic Parasites of Iran (CREPI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mehrdad GhasemianDepartment of Parasitology and MycologySchool of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Hassan AminiKurdistan Environmental Health Research CenterKurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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Zabiholah ZareiDepartment of Parasitology and MycologySchool of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Behnaz AkhoundiDepartment of Parasitology and MycologySchool of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Homa HajjaranDepartment of Parasitology and MycologySchool of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Dariush EmdadiArdabil University of Medical SciencesArdabil, Iran
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Soheila MolaeiArdabil University of Medical SciencesArdabil, Iran
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Ahmad KushaEast Azerbaijan Health Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Saber AlizadehEast Azerbaijan Health Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Pages 194-197 | Received 20 Mar 2013, Accepted 13 May 2013, Published online: 03 Dec 2013

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