Cutaneous leishmaniasis following local trauma: a clinical pearl.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is acquired from the bite of an infected sand fly and can result in chronic skin lesions that develop within weeks to months after a bite. Local trauma has been implicated as a precipitating event in the development of skin lesions in patients who have been infected with Leishmania species. Here we report a case series and review the literature on patients who developed cutaneous leishmaniasis after local trauma, which may familiarize clinicians with this presentation.
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Infectious Disease Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. Glenn.Wortmann@na.amedd.army.mil
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018334:Leishmania guyanensis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications