American cutaneous leishmaniasis triggered byelectrocoagulation
Abstract Cutaneous leishmaniasis is usually transmitted by infected phlebotomine sand fly bites that initiate local cutaneous lesions. Few reports in the literature describe other modes of transmission. We report a case of a previously healthy 59-year-old woman who underwent electrocoagulation to re...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2a99d123b64744b2bf2188a47aefb14f 2023-05-15T14:59:39+02:00 American cutaneous leishmaniasis triggered byelectrocoagulation Sofia Sales Martins Adriana de Oliveira Santos Beatriz Dolabela Lima Ciro Martins Gomes Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro Sampaio https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0306-2017 https://doaj.org/article/2a99d123b64744b2bf2188a47aefb14f EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000100108&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0306-2017 https://doaj.org/article/2a99d123b64744b2bf2188a47aefb14f Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 51, Iss 1, Pp 108-110 Leishmaniasis Trauma Atypical presentation Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0306-2017 2022-12-30T23:07:01Z Abstract Cutaneous leishmaniasis is usually transmitted by infected phlebotomine sand fly bites that initiate local cutaneous lesions. Few reports in the literature describe other modes of transmission. We report a case of a previously healthy 59-year-old woman who underwent electrocoagulation to remove seborrheic keratosis confirmed by dermatoscopy. Three months later, a skin fragment tested positive for Leishmania culture; the parasite was identified as L. (V.) braziliensis. Trauma may generate inflammatory cascades that favor Leishmania growth and lesion formation in previously infected patients. American cutaneous leishmaniasis is a dynamic disease with unclear pathophysiology because of continually changing environments, demographics, and human behaviors. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 51 1 108 110 |
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Abstract Cutaneous leishmaniasis is usually transmitted by infected phlebotomine sand fly bites that initiate local cutaneous lesions. Few reports in the literature describe other modes of transmission. We report a case of a previously healthy 59-year-old woman who underwent electrocoagulation to remove seborrheic keratosis confirmed by dermatoscopy. Three months later, a skin fragment tested positive for Leishmania culture; the parasite was identified as L. (V.) braziliensis. Trauma may generate inflammatory cascades that favor Leishmania growth and lesion formation in previously infected patients. American cutaneous leishmaniasis is a dynamic disease with unclear pathophysiology because of continually changing environments, demographics, and human behaviors. |
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