Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mexico.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 41(3): 280-8, 1989 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2802018
ABSTRACT
In Mexico, 6 cases of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) were found in widely separated geographic regions. Information was also available on 2 other cases. In addition to the typical clinical features, half of the patients had evidence of nasopharyngeal mucosal involvement. All isolates from the DCL patients were identified as Leishmania mexicana mexicana by isoenzyme analysis and monoclonal antibody typing. In 1 region of Tabasco state where DCL was found, uncomplicated cutaneous leishmaniasis appeared to be highly endemic, and isolates from a few such patients were identified as L. mexicana mexicana. An incidental finding was the recovery of an isolate of L. braziliensis braziliensis from a patient with chiclero ulcer in Oaxaca state. The clinical and epidemiological significance of the reported cases are discussed.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Leishmaniose
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article