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Diagnosis of Leishmania infection in a nonendemic area of South America

American tegumentary leishmaniasis is the generic name for a variety of cutaneous and mucocutaneous presentations of parasitosis caused by several species of the genus Leishmania . This is a widespread infection in the American continent, from the South of the United States to the North of Argentina...

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Published in:Journal of microbiology, immunology and infection immunology and infection, 2016-10, Vol.49 (5), p.809-812
Main Authors: Cargnelutti, Diego Esteban, Borremans, Carlos Guillermo, Tonelli, Rosa Lydia, Carrizo, Liliana Carmen, Salomón, María Cristina
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Language:English
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Summary:American tegumentary leishmaniasis is the generic name for a variety of cutaneous and mucocutaneous presentations of parasitosis caused by several species of the genus Leishmania . This is a widespread infection in the American continent, from the South of the United States to the North of Argentina. We herein describe the management of a patient with American tegumentary leishmaniasis in Mendoza, Argentina, a nonendemic area of South America, whose diagnosis and treatment were significantly delayed, because the patient did not report a recent history of travel to any known endemic areas. This case stresses the need for training health-care professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of not only endemic parasitosis within their work zones but also nonendemic parasitosis.
ISSN:1684-1182
1995-9133
DOI:10.1016/j.jmii.2014.11.014