Successful combined therapy with Glucantime™ and pentoxifylline for the nasal mucosal lesion recently developed in a leishmaniasis patient having untreated cutaneous lesion for seven decades.

Leishmaniasis is a worldwide problem and has been neglected in a wide range of fields, from diagnosis to treatment. This report describes a case of mucosal leishmaniasis, which may developped after seven decades of an inadequately treated cutaneous lesion. A female patient, 79 years old, from the non-endemic area for leishmaniasis in northern Paraná, presenting mucosal lesion in the nose and throat, reported an "angry ulcer" treated inappropriately as a child when she lived in an endemic region of the state of São Paulo.

Systematic review and meta-analysis on Schistosoma mansoni infection prevalence, and associated risk factors in Brazil.

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and factors associated with Schistosoma mansoni infection in Brazil. We searched the PubMed, Web of Science and Latin-American and Caribbean System on Health Sciences Information (LILACS) databases, scientific publications articles, according to The PRISMA Statement, from 2000 to 2016. A total of 27 studies were included according to the established criteria.