Loading…
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...
Saved in:
Published in: | Journal of microbiology, immunology and infection immunology and infection, 2016-10, Vol.49 (5), p.809-812 |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | |
Citations: | Items that this one cites Items that cite this one |
Online Access: | Get full text |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
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 |