title: Locally acquired cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka.
abstract: Cutaneous leishmaniasis in a Sri Lankan, who had not left the country, is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by detecting the parasite in smears under microscopic examination. This is the first case report of locally acquired leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Athukorale
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Seneviratne
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ihalamulla
authors.forename: U N
authors.initials: UN
authors.lastname: Premaratne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D013188:Sri Lanka; D015047:Zoonoses