Case of multiple lesion mucocutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection

A case of leishmaniasis with multiple lesions due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infections was diagnosed in a male patient from north-east Brazil. The skin lesions were nodular and pustular and progressed to ulcers. Skin and the oral mucosae were also affected. The behaviour in culture and ha...

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Autores: Goto, Hiro, Sotto, M. N, Corbett, Carlos Eduardo Pereira, Villaça Neto, C. M, Laczynski, C. M. M, Shaw, Jeffrey Jon
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1990
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC)
Repositorio:Repositório Digital do Instituto Evandro Chagas (Patuá)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:patua.iec.gov.br:iec/2574
Acceso en línea:https://patua.iec.gov.br/handle/iec/2574
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cricetinae
Leishmania / crescimento & desenvolvimento
Leishmania braziliensis / crescimento & desenvolvimento
Leishmania braziliensis / isolamento & purificação
Leishmaniose Mucocutânea / patologia
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Sumario:A case of leishmaniasis with multiple lesions due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infections was diagnosed in a male patient from north-east Brazil. The skin lesions were nodular and pustular and progressed to ulcers. Skin and the oral mucosae were also affected. The behaviour in culture and hamsters of the parasite recovered from a skin lesion was similar to other strains of L. (V.) braziliensis and the strain was characterized by monoclonal antibodies as belonging to serodeme I of this species. The histopathology of the skin lesions of the patient and hamster were of an inflammatory nature which extended through the dermis; leishmania in the tissues were more easily detected by the immunoenzymatic PAP method.