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James Leach
Researcher at Cornell University
Publications - 3
Citations - 104
James Leach is an academic researcher from Cornell University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rickettsialpox & Rickettsia akari. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 102 citations. Previous affiliations of James Leach include Lincoln Hospital.
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Rickettsialpox in a New York city hospital, 1980 to 1989
Elizabeth M. Kass,Wojciech Szaniawski,Howard Levy,James Leach,Krishna Srinivasan,Cornelia Rives +5 more
TL;DR: The combination of direct fluorescent-antibody testing of an eschar from the presumed site of inoculation and histopathological examination of papulovesicles for distinctive features represents an improved method of diagnosing rickettsialpox.
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Gouty panniculitis in a healthy male
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Rickettsialpox in a patient with HIV infection
Scott R. Sanders,Damian Di Costanzo,James Leach,Howard Levy,Krishna Srinivasan,Sherif R. Zaki,James A. Comer,Christopher D. Paddock +7 more
TL;DR: Rickettsialpox is easily treated and may resemble more serious cutaneous eruptions in patients infected with HIV, so this diagnosis should be considered in immunocompromised city-dwellers, with fever and a papulovesicular rash.