Co-existence of cutaneous leishmaniasis with pleural effusion: a case report from Iran

Herein, a 12-year-old Afghan boy with chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis on the face and verrucous lesions on the body and pleural effusion suspected of having co-existent tuberculosis has been presented. The cutaneous lesions were appeared for five years before his admission. Leishman-Donovan bodies w...

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Published in:Acta medica Iranica 2014, Vol.52 (3), p.231-233
Main Authors: Mortazavi, Hossein, Soori, Tahereh, Khamesipour, Ali, Khatami, Alireza, Vasheghani-Farahani, Amir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiprotozoal Agents - therapeutic use
Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use
Child
Cutaneous
Humans
Leishmania tropica
Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - complications
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - drug therapy
Male
Meglumine - therapeutic use
Organometallic Compounds - therapeutic use
Pleural Effusion
Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging
Pleural Effusion - drug therapy
Pleural Effusion - microbiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology
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Summary:Herein, a 12-year-old Afghan boy with chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis on the face and verrucous lesions on the body and pleural effusion suspected of having co-existent tuberculosis has been presented. The cutaneous lesions were appeared for five years before his admission. Leishman-Donovan bodies were seen in H&E (Hematoxylin and eosin) slide of skin lesion specimens. The pathogenic species was proved to be Leishmania tropica using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method. Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) and Leishmanin Skin Test (LST) were strongly positive. The patient was treated with systemic and intralesional meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime) for cutaneous leishmaniasis and then with anti-tuberculosis drugs for pleural effusion. Afterwards, pleural effusion was disappeared and cutaneous leishmaniasis cured.
ISSN:0044-6025
1735-9694