A probable case of Leishmaniasis (Espundia) acquired in Japan.
A case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is described in a Japanese patient who had never been abroad, suggesting either contact with an infected person from Brazil or the presence in Japan of indigenous cutaneous leishmaniasis. This case illustrates the value of electron microscopic examination in such infections, since it provided the definitive diagnosis.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron