Browsing School of Bio-Medical Sciences (Bio-Medical) by Author "Amandua, Jacinto"
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Uganda: report of the first case at Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital
Sentongo, Elizabeth; Ddumba, Edward; Amandua, Jacinto; Owor, Raphael (Intercontinental Journals, 2012)The transmission of Leishmania in central Uganda is little known despite that equine leishmaniasis was reported on the mainland in 1926. A case is reported of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an immunocompromised patient, possibly ... -
Detection of Leishmania in human blood and tissue exudate ingested by Tunga penetrans
Sentongo, Elizabeth; Kalungi, Samuel; Amandua, Jacinto (International Scholars Journals, 2020-09)Communities in Uganda are experiencing a multiparasitism, blood microscopy often reveals Leishmania and microfilaria in patients with anaemia, haemorrhage and splenomegaly. Many are likely asymptomatic and probably exposed ...