Relevance of epidemiological surveillance in travelers: an imported case of Leishmania tropica in Mexico

ABSTRACT We report the case of a patient with cutaneous leishmaniasis who showed a rapidly progressing ulcerative lesion after traveling to multiple countries where different Leishmania species are endemic. Diagnosis of Leishmania tropica, an exotic species in Mexico was established by using serolog...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Edith Araceli Fernández-Figueroa, Sokani Sánchez-Montes, Haydee Miranda-Ortíz, Alfredo Mendoza-Vargas, Rocely Cervantes-Sarabia, Roberto Alejandro Cárdenas-Ovando, Adriana Ruiz-Remigio, Ingeborg Becker
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2020
Subjects:
Leishmania tropica
Molecular epidemiology
Local cutaneous leishmaniasis
Travel medicine
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946202062041
https://doaj.org/article/2bcf670cab0d42c28cebcfade8364c54
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Summary:ABSTRACT We report the case of a patient with cutaneous leishmaniasis who showed a rapidly progressing ulcerative lesion after traveling to multiple countries where different Leishmania species are endemic. Diagnosis of Leishmania tropica, an exotic species in Mexico was established by using serological and molecular tools.

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