Co-infection of Leishmania infantum and a Crithidia-related species in a case of refractory relapsed visceral leishmaniasis with non-ulcerated cutaneous manifestation in Brazil.
Int J Infect Dis
; 133: 85-88, 2023 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-37182549
ABSTRACT
We report a refractory and relapsed visceral leishmaniasis case in a male child patient followed from 2016 to 2020, whose clinical isolates from multiple relapses were analyzed at the genome level. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first report that both visceral leishmaniasis and non-ulcerated cutaneous leishmaniasis have concomitantly manifested in the same patient. Importantly, sequence analysis revealed that the patient was co-infected with Leishmania infantum and a Crithidia-related parasite, which was previously found in a fatal case of visceral leishmaniasis from the same endemic region.
Mots clés
Texte intégral:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Leishmaniose cutanée
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Leishmania infantum
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Co-infection
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Leishmaniose viscérale
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
Limites:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Pays/Région comme sujet:
America do sul
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Brasil
Langue:
En
Journal:
Int J Infect Dis
Sujet du journal:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Année:
2023
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil