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Fig. 2 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 2

From: Leishmania (Mundinia) orientalis n. sp. (Trypanosomatidae), a parasite from Thailand responsible for localised cutaneous leishmaniasis

Fig. 2

Histopathology of skin biopsy from a nodule on the left cheek (Giemsa stain). a Low power magnification photomicrograph showing pseudo-epitheliomatous hyperplasia of the epidermis (arrows) and heavy chronic inflammation of dermis (starbursts). b High power magnification photomicrograph showing numerous Leishmania amastigotes within the cytoplasm of macrophages and in the extracellular matrix (arrows). Scale-bars: a, 200 μm; b, 10 μm

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