Relevance of epidemiological surveillance in travelers: an imported case of Leishmania tropica in Mexico

Relevance of epidemiological surveillance in travelers: an imported case of Leishmania tropica in Mexico

We report the case of a patient with cutaneous leishmaniasis who showed a rapidly progressing ulcerative lesion after traveling to multiple countries where different Leishmania species are endemic. Diagnosis of Leishmania tropica, an exotic species in Mexico was established by using serological and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2020-01, Vol.62, p.1-5
Hauptverfasser: Fernández-Figueroa, Edith Araceli, Sánchez-Montes, Sokani, Miranda-Ortíz, Haydee, Mendoza-Vargas, Alfredo, Cervantes-Sarabia, Rocely, Cárdenas-Ovando, Roberto Alejandro, Ruiz-Remigio, Adriana, Becker, Ingeborg
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Case Report
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Epidemiology
Health surveillance
Hospitals
Leishmania tropica
Local cutaneous leishmaniasis
Molecular epidemiology
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Phylogenetics
Travel
Travel medicine
Tropical diseases
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Zusammenfassung:We report the case of a patient with cutaneous leishmaniasis who showed a rapidly progressing ulcerative lesion after traveling to multiple countries where different Leishmania species are endemic. Diagnosis of Leishmania tropica, an exotic species in Mexico was established by using serological and molecular tools.
ISSN:1678-9946
0036-4665
1678-9946
DOI:10.1590/S1678-9946202062041