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Title: | Molecular diagnosis and therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis of a returned traveler from Mexico | Authors: | Tsai, Pei-Hsuan Chen, Yu-Ting JAU-YU LIAU Huang, Miao-Hui HONG-MING HSU Yeong, Eng-Kean CHIEN-CHING HUNG |
Keywords: | Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Ketoconazole; Leishmania mexicana; Liposomal amphotericin B; Taiwan | Issue Date: | Dec-2021 | Publisher: | ELSEVIER TAIWAN | Journal Volume: | 54 | Journal Issue: | 6 | Start page/Pages: | 1154 | Source: | Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi | Abstract: | Leishmaniasis is prevalent in Southern Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, and Central and South America. Cutaneous leishmaniasis may spontaneously heal over time without treatment; however, risk of visceral dissemination and the impact of cosmetic defect are important concerns. We report a Case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a patient who ever traveled to Mexico before the onset of a deteriorating wound around the swollen left eyebrow. A diagnosis of infection with Leishmania mexicana was made based on histopathological examination and molecular identification. Systemic treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and ketoconazole were administered with gradual healing of the lesion. Also, this traveler case implicates that the spread of endemic parasitic diseases may be a concealed risk on the public health for Taiwan underlying globalization. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/591912 | ISSN: | 1684-1182 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.07.007 | SDG/Keyword: | amphotericin B; amphotericin B lipid complex; ketoconazole; protozoal DNA; adult; case report; cutaneous leishmaniasis; genetics; human; isolation and purification; Leishmania mexicana; male; pathology; travel related disease; treatment outcome; Adult; Amphotericin B; DNA, Protozoan; Humans; Ketoconazole; Leishmania mexicana; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous; Male; Travel-Related Illness; Treatment Outcome |
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