Multiple lesions of sporotrichoid leishmaniasis in a Filipino expatriate.
Sporotrichoid cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) was diagnosed in a Filipino man who had worked in Saudi Arabia for 2 years. Two primary lesions-one on the forearm and one on the abdomen-were characterized by "satellite" papules and subcutaneous nodules extending proximally in a sporotrichoid pattern. Leishmania organisms were found in both primary lesions and a subcutaneous nodule. There was no evidence of systemic involvement. Recognition that Old World CL may disseminate through lymphatic channels has diagnostic and therapeutic importance.
Walsh
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Department of Immunology, U.S. Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), Bangkok.
Balagon
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Abalos
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Tiongco
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Cellona
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RV
Fajardo
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Walsh
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D018320:Leishmania major; D007895:Leishmania tropica; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012529:Saudi Arabia