00988nas a2200205 4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001100051653002100062653001500083653001800098653000900116653002500125100001700150245003900167300001100206490000700217520054400224022001400768 1982 d c198210aHumans10aImmune Tolerance10aLeishmania10aLeishmaniasis10aSkin10aTerminology as Topic1 aDa Silva D B00a[Hansenoid anergic leishmaniasis]. a143-500 v103 a

The A. repport an anomalous form of tegumentar leishmaniasis, the to called "leishmaniasis cutis diffusa". The A. call attention to the rarity of this type in the neotropical region, where only 38 cases were registered in the medical literature. The A. call attention to the anergy and presence of nodular lesions, which are importtants elements, resembling the lepromatous' leprosy. Because of this symptoms, present in all cases, the A. propose the new denomination of Hansenoide Anergic Leishmaniasis of this type of the disease.

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