Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Texas: report of a case and review of the literature.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in south central Texas. There have been at least eight cases, four of which have been reported since 1980. An additional case of cutaneous leishmaniasis is reported in a 56-year-old woman from Sandia, Texas. The diagnosis was confirmed by culture of Leishmania mexicana var. mexicana.
Division of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7876.
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D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007894:Leishmania mexicana / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013781:Texas
D007654:Ketoconazole