Cutaneous leishmaniasis. Presentation of a patient

Authors

  • Natacha Sánchez Macías Policlínico Comunitario Área Sur. Placetas, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Yeline Falcón Ramírez Policlínico Comunitario Área Sur. Placetas, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

cutaneous leishmaniasis, zoonoses, mosquito control

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a polymorphous disease of the skin and mucous membranes that occurs in tropical regions of the world, it is caused by several species of protozoos of the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the sting of female mosquito of the genus Lutzomyia. Among the clinical forms of the disease the cutaneous form, mucocutaneous and the visceral one, the clinical and epidemiological elements are of great value for diagnosis and they are supported by paraclinical studies (parasitological and immunological tests) and the resolution of the disease may occur after systemic treatment. A Bolivian patient of 11 years with a skin lesion consistent with cutaneous leishmaniasis, which is an irregularity for the Cuban doctors, but not when they are immersed in the morbidity of a country risk is presented.

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Sánchez Macías N, Falcón Ramírez Y. Cutaneous leishmaniasis. Presentation of a patient. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];8(1):63-7. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/54

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2014): January-March

Section

Case Reports

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