RESUMO
La leishmaniasis es una enfermedad infecciosa, no contagiosa, de evolución crónica, causada por un protozoario del género Leishmania y transmitida al hombre a través de la picadura del flebótomo hembra infectado, vector de la enfermedad. Presentamos el caso de un lactante menor con leishmaniasis cutánea localizada, que tuvo buena respuesta al tratamiento con antimoniato de N-metilglucamina.
Leishmaniasis is a chronic, infectious but not contagious disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania that is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female sand fly, which is the vector of the disease. We present the case of an infant with localized cutaneous leishmaniasis who had a good response to the treatment with N-methylglucamine antimoniate.