Cutaneous leishmaniasis in a returning UK traveller

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in a returning UK traveller

Nested PCR amplification (where two pairs of PCR primers are used for a single locus to increase specificity of DNA amplification) suggested the presence of minicircle kinetoplast DNA of Leishmania species. [...]it is important to recognise and treat this early to prevent complications and morbidity...

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Veröffentlicht in:Postgraduate medical journal 2014-09, Vol.90 (1067), p.540-541
Hauptverfasser: Singh Raghunath, Rakhi, Yong, Adrian S W, Igali, Laszlo, Tan, Eunice, Lockwood, Diana
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Antimony Sodium Gluconate - therapeutic use
Antiprotozoal Agents - therapeutic use
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Family medical history
Humans
Injections, Intralesional
Insect bites
Leishmania mexicana - isolation & purification
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - diagnosis
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - drug therapy
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - pathology
Male
Parasitic diseases
Peru
Protozoa
Travel
Treatment Outcome
Tropical diseases
United Kingdom
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Zusammenfassung:Nested PCR amplification (where two pairs of PCR primers are used for a single locus to increase specificity of DNA amplification) suggested the presence of minicircle kinetoplast DNA of Leishmania species. [...]it is important to recognise and treat this early to prevent complications and morbidity.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/postgradmedj-2014-132620