Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Nepal.
We report an imported case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 30 year old adult male from Nepal caused by Leishmania tropica. This case from Dharan is the first such report of imported cutaneous leishmaniasis in Nepal.
Parija
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Department of Microbiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. bpkihs@npl.healthnet.org
Jacob
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Karki
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Sethi
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Karki
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Koirala
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007895:Leishmania tropica; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology