| Título: | An atypical case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania peruviana in the valleys of Ancash-Peru |
| Autores: | Espinoza-Morales, Diego ; Lucchetti Rodríguez, Aldo ; Silva-Caso, Wilmer ; Suárez Ognio, Luis ; Pons, Maria J. ; Del Valle Mendoza, Juana Mercedes |
| Tipo de documento: | texto impreso |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018-01-08T14:34:23Z |
| Dimensiones: | application/pdf |
| Nota general: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Idiomas: | Inglés |
| Palabras clave: | Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud , Pregrado , Artículos científicos , Medicina |
| Resumen: |
We present an atypical case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Sihuas district, located in the Andean valleys of Ancash-Peru. A 62-year-old man with no particular medical history presented multiple lesions located on the inferior abdomen, lumbar region and the right anterior thigh. Histological analysis found leishmanial amastigotes in the lesion sample, the Montenegro reaction was positive for Leishmania spp, and the polymerase chain reaction was positive for Leishmania peruviana. In conclusion, the atypical presentation of this disease may be related to the presence of an uncommon parasite strain or host immune deficiencies. The molecular identification of the etiology for disseminated leishmaniasis, will allow a better understanding of the presentation and proper treatment, as well as associated risk factors. The study has been supported by the Programa Nacional de Innovaci´on para la Competitividad y Productividad (Inn´ovate Perú), under the contract 116-PNICP-PIAP-2015. Revisión por pares |
| En línea: | An atypical case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania peruviana in the valleys of Ancash-Peru 2017, 10 (11):1101 Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine |
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