Co-infection by Leishmania amazonensis and L. infantum/ L. chagasi in a case of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in Bolivia

We present the first report of a co-infection by Leishmania amazonensis and L. infantum/L. chagasi isolated in 1993 from a patient with diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL), living in the sub-Andean region of Bolivia. This is the third reported case of DCL in Bolivia, but the first one with isoenzy...

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2002-09, Vol.96 (5), p.529-532
Main Authors: Martinez, E., Mollinedo, S., Torrez, M., Muñoz, M., Bañuls, A.-L., Le Pont, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antiprotozoal Agents - administration & dosage
Biological and medical sciences
Bolivia
case report
co-infection
diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis
Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate - methods
Female
Human protozoal diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Leishmania amazonensis
Leishmania infantum
Leishmania infantum/chagasi
Leishmania mexicana
leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous - complications
Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous - drug therapy
Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous - parasitology
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - complications
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - drug therapy
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - parasitology
Leshmaniasis
Medical sciences
Meglumine - administration & dosage
Parasitic diseases
Protozoal diseases
Treatment Outcome
Tropical medicine
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Summary:We present the first report of a co-infection by Leishmania amazonensis and L. infantum/L. chagasi isolated in 1993 from a patient with diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL), living in the sub-Andean region of Bolivia. This is the third reported case of DCL in Bolivia, but the first one with isoenzymatic identification of the aetiological agents involved and the first one giving evidence for a mixed infection by 2 Leishmania parasites in the same lesion.
ISSN:0035-9203
1878-3503
DOI:10.1016/S0035-9203(02)90428-1