title: [Rapid diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis and histoplasmosis by direct microscopic tests].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cutaneous leishmaniasis and disseminated histoplasmosis can be diagnosed by direct examination of pathology specimens after Giemsa staining.
  
  
  METHODS
  An HIV-infected man developed cutaneous leishmaniasis and disseminated histoplasmosis with buccal lesions concomitantly. Smears stained with the RAL 555 kit provided the diagnosis of these two diseases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case illustrates how direct microscopic examinations can provide inexpensive, rapid and safe diagnosis of infectious diseases. Direct microscopic examinations are routine practice in a tropical dermatology unit.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie du Centre Hospitalier Général de Cayenne.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Couppié
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pradinaud
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grosshans
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sainte-Marie
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Benoist
mesh_terms: D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors