Disseminated Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Alcohol Misuse, Northeast Brazil, 2015-2018.

Sousa, Anastácio Q; Filho, Pedro D T Sindeaux; Cavalcante, Diane I M; Frutuoso, Mércia S; Pereira, Francisco F; Lima, José W O; Santos, Laécio P S; Queiroz, José A N; Maguire, James H; Pearson, Richard D; Pompeu, Margarida M L

Sousa, Anastácio Q; Filho, Pedro D T Sindeaux; Cavalcante, Diane I M; Frutuoso, Mércia S; Pereira, Francisco F; Lima, José W O; Santos, Laécio P S; Queiroz, José A N; Maguire, James H; Pearson, Richard D; Pompeu, Margarida M L.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(9): 2462-2465, 2021.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34424171

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) is an uncommon form of Leishmania braziliensis infection. It remains unknown why some people develop this clinical condition. We describe 14 DCL patients in Northeast Brazil during 2015-2018. These patients regularly drank large amounts of alcohol, possibly increasing their risk for DCL.

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Alcoholism; Leishmania braziliensis; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous; Brazil/epidemiology; Ethanol; Humans; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/diagnosis; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/epidemiology

Key words

Brazil; Leishmania braziliensis; alcohol; alcohol dependence; alcohol use disorder; disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis; leishmaniases; leishmaniasis; parasites; parasitic zoonoses; vector-borne infections; zoonoses

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 2_ODS3 / 8_ODS3_consumo_sustancias_psicoactivas Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Leishmania braziliensis / Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Alcoholism Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Year: 2021 Document type: Article

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