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[Liposomal amphotericin B treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. braziliensis: an imported case report].
Rev Chilena Infectol. 2018; 35(5):612-616.RC

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is an infection caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania sp. and transmitted by sandfly vectors. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most frequent form of presentation. Clinically, chronic and painless ulcers are observed, which usually occur at the site of the sandfly bite. The diagnosis and treatment of this disease is specially challenging in non-endemic countries such as Chile, requiring the use of diverse laboratory techniques as well as the support of expert physicians. Herein we report an imported case of a healthy 42-year-old male with CL caused by L. braziliensis with successful response to liposomal amphotericin B.

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Navarrete-Dechent C
Departamento de Dermatología, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Cevallos C
Departamento de Dermatología, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Jercic MI
Departamento Laboratorio Biomédico Nacional y de Referencia, Sección de Parasitología, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Saldias-Fuentes C
Departamento de Dermatología, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
González S
Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Labarca J
Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Adulto, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

MeSH

AdultAmphotericin BAntiprotozoal AgentsHumansLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMaleTreatment Outcome

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Case Reports
Journal Article

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spa

PubMed ID

30725012

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Navarrete-Dechent, Cristián, et al. "[Liposomal Amphotericin B Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused By L. Braziliensis: an Imported Case Report]." Revista Chilena De Infectologia : Organo Oficial De La Sociedad Chilena De Infectologia, vol. 35, no. 5, 2018, pp. 612-616.
Navarrete-Dechent C, Cevallos C, Jercic MI, et al. [Liposomal amphotericin B treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. braziliensis: an imported case report]. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2018;35(5):612-616.
Navarrete-Dechent, C., Cevallos, C., Jercic, M. I., Saldias-Fuentes, C., González, S., & Labarca, J. (2018). [Liposomal amphotericin B treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. braziliensis: an imported case report]. Revista Chilena De Infectologia : Organo Oficial De La Sociedad Chilena De Infectologia, 35(5), 612-616. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0716-10182018000500612
Navarrete-Dechent C, et al. [Liposomal Amphotericin B Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused By L. Braziliensis: an Imported Case Report]. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2018;35(5):612-616. PubMed PMID: 30725012.
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