| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290973 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Vinetz, Joseph M1 Soong, Lynn2 |
| Institutions: | 1University of California, Division of Infectious Diseases, La Jolla, California. Estados Unidos de América 2University of Texas, Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. Estados Unidos de América |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Season: | Ago |
| Volumen: | 10 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Pages: | 304-307 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Experimental |
| English abstract | A 50 year-old man, a United States resident, presented in Texas with a violaceous non-ulcerating lesion, involving the entire lower eyelid. The patient had traveled to a jungle area of Belize several hours drive from the capital city. Leishmania mexicana was isolated. The lesion only partially resolved after an initial course of sodium stibogluconate, requiring retreatment. At two years of follow-up, there was no relapse. The parasite isolated from the patient caused a progressive, non-ulcerating lesion in an experimental mouse footpad infection. This is an unusual case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a traveler. Travelers must be educated about personal protective measures to prevent exotic infections acquired during travel |
| Disciplines: | Biología |
| Keyword: | Parasitología, Protozoarios, Leishmania mexicana, Párpado inferior, Infecciones exóticas, Viajeros, Belice |
| Keyword: | Biology, Parasitology, Protozoa, Leishmania mexicana, Lower eyelid, Exotic infections, Travelers, Belize |
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