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<br />From: Jacob Golenser <jacobg@ekmd.huji.ac.il>
<br />To: Dr Omar Hamarsheh <ohamarsheh@gmail.com>, "'Carlos Costa'" <chncosta@gmail.com>, "'Leish-L'" <Leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br>
<br />Sent: Sun, 1 Sep 2013 10:00:12 +0000
<br />Subject: Re: [Leish-l] spleen
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<br />> <font color="#000080" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Please note that leishmaniasis is an immunopathological disease (at least partially) and splenectomy reduces the autoimmune- like capacity. This may decrease pathology.
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<br />> <font color="#000080" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Jacob Golenser
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<br />> <b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br [mailto:leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br] <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Dr Omar Hamarsheh
<br />> <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span dir="rtl" lang="HE" [utf-8?]style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">×’</span></font><span dir="ltr"></span><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span dir="ltr"></span> 27 </span></font><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span dir="rtl" lang="HE" [utf-8?]style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">×וגוסט</span></font><span dir="ltr"></span><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span dir="ltr"></span> 2013 11:28
<br />> <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> 'Carlos Costa'; 'Leish-L'
<br />> <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Leish-l] spleen</span></font>
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<br />> <font color="#1f497d" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Dear All,
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<br />> <font color="#1f497d" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I am not an immunologist but I have an opinion that I would like to share; splenectomy cures patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis.
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<br />> <font color="#1f497d" size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">large masses of Leishmania in case of visceral Leishmaniasis is existed in reticuloendothelial system including spleen. Removal of spleen will remove huge masses of the parasite infected cells. In cases of serious splenomegaly and cytopenia, spelenectomy become a good option.
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<br />> <b><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Omar Hamarsheh, MSc., PhD
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<br />> <b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br [mailto:leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br] <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Carlos Costa
<br />> <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, August 21, 2013 3:53 PM
<br />> <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> Leish-L
<br />> <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> [Leish-l] spleen
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<br />> <font size="3" face="Verdana"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Carlos H. N. Costa, MD, DSc.</span></font>
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