Zosteriform cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania ( Viannia ) panamensis and Leishmania ( Viannia ) braziliensis: Report of three cases / Leishmaniasis cutánea zosteriforme causada por Leishmania ( Viannia) panamensis y Leishmania ( Viannia ) braziliensis: reporte de tres casos
Biomédica (Bogotá)
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34(3): 340-344, July-Sept. 2014. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
In Colombia, zosteriform leishmaniasis is a little-known and infrequent clinical variant of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Its clinical features include one or more plaques made up of papules and pseudo-vesicles, which conform to a lineal pattern, as well as satellite lesions that affect one or more dermatomes, without crossing the median line. We present three zosteriform cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in which Leishmania panamensis and Leishmania braziliensis were identified as the infective species. In light of the fact that the disease occurs infrequently, diagnosis was reached by taking into account epidemiological and clinical suspicion.
RESUMEN
La leishmaniasis zosteriforme es una variante clínica de la leishmaniasis cutánea, infrecuente y poco conocida en Colombia. Clínicamente se caracteriza por una o varias placas conformadas por pápulas y pseudovesículas que siguen un patrón lineal, y por lesiones satelitales que comprometen uno o varios dermatomas sin sobrepasar la línea media. Se presentan tres casos de leishmaniasis cutánea zosteriforme en los que se identificaron Leishmania panamensis y Leishmania braziliensis como especies infectantes. La sospecha epidemiológica derivada de la procedencia de los pacientes, así como la sospecha clínica a partir del reconocimiento de una presentación infrecuente de la enfermedad, permitieron hacer el diagnóstico.
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Main subject:
Leishmania braziliensis
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Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
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Leishmania guyanensis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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South America
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Brazil
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Panama
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomédica (Bogotá)
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro Dermatológico Federico Lleras Acosta, E.S.E/CO
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