Leishmaniasis in the genital area
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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44(2): 105-107, Mar.-Apr. 2002. ilus
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in English
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| ID: lil-308014
ABSTRACT
Two patients from the gold mines of Bolivar State, Venezuela, presenting cutaneous leishmaniasis in the genital region, an unusual location, are described. The first patient showed an ulcerated lesion of the glans penis. Leishmanin skin test was positive. A biopsy specimen revealed a granulomatous infiltrate containing Leishmania parasites. In the second patient, Leishmanin skin test was positive, HIV and VDRL were negative. Leishmania parasites were present in a biopsy of an ulcerated lesion in the scrotum, with an indurated base, infiltrative borders with an yellowish exudate. Patients were treated with meglumine antimoniate and the lesions healed
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Main subject:
Penile Diseases
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Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous
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Meglumine
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Antiprotozoal Agents
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Venezuela
Institution/Affiliation country:
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Ruiz y Páez/VE
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Universidad de Oriente/VE
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