Leishmaniasis in the genital area
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
;
44(2): 105-107, Mar.-Apr. 2002. ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
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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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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Doenças do Pênis
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Leishmaniose Mucocutânea
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Meglumina
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Antiprotozoários
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Venezuela
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Ruiz y Páez/VE
/
Universidad de Oriente/VE
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