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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Patel, Trupti A
• Scadding, Glenis K
• Phillips, David E
• Lockwood, Diana N

Titel

Case Report: Old World Mucosal Leishmaniasis: Report of Five Imported Cases to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, United Kingdom

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2017-10, Vol.97 (4), p.1116-1119

Ort / Verlag

United States: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Old World species of typically cause visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis. Mucosal involvement is typically seen with infection by species found in South America, usually after the healing of cutaneous leishmaniasis. We present five imported cases of mucosal leishmaniasis caused by Old World Mediterranean exclusively affecting the nasal mucosa or vocal cord. In only one case was there a recollection of a preceding cutaneous lesion compatible with cutaneous Leishmaniasis. Of significance was that four out of five cases were receiving local corticosteroids for chronic lung disorders and four were systemically immunosuppressed. This report highlights the importance of considering mucosal leishmaniasis in the differential diagnosis in those presenting with upper respiratory tract mucosal lesions with a relevant travel history to the Mediterranean and in whom malignancy has been excluded.