Disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis in Southern Brazil

The authors report a case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, in a 55 years old patient with 1,119 lesions distributed throughout the body. The patient resides in Sabáudia municipality, North of Paraná State, Southern Brazil, where there was no previo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2017-01, Vol.59, p.e37-4
Hauptverfasser:	Membrive, Norberto Assis, Kazuma, Flávio Jun, Silveira, Thaís Gomes Verzignassi, Teixeira, Jorge Juarez Vieira, Reinhold-Castro, Kárin Rosi, Teodoro, Ueslei
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antiprotozoal Agents - therapeutic use Brazil Case Report Humans Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Leishmania braziliensis Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - diagnosis Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - drug therapy Male Meglumine - therapeutic use Middle Aged Organometallic Compounds - therapeutic use TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors report a case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, in a 55 years old patient with 1,119 lesions distributed throughout the body. The patient resides in Sabáudia municipality, North of Paraná State, Southern Brazil, where there was no previous report of this form of leishmaniasis. Treatment with meglumine antimoniate was successful, although the diagnosis was made only five months later.
ISSN:	0036-4665 1678-9946 1678-9946 0036-4665
DOI:	10.1590/S1678-9946201759037