title: Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Nepal.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. bpkihs@npl.healthnet.org
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Parija
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Karki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koirala
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007895:Leishmania tropica; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology