title: Leishmaniasis in the genital area.
abstract: Two patients from the gold mines of Bolivar State, Venezuela, presenting cutaneous leishmaniasis in the genital region, an unusual location, are described. The first patient showed an ulcerated lesion of the glans penis. Leishmanin skin test was positive. A biopsy specimen revealed a granulomatous infiltrate containing Leishmania parasites. In the second patient, Leishmanin skin test was positive, HIV and VDRL were negative. Leishmania parasites were present in a biopsy of an ulcerated lesion in the scrotum, with an indurated base, infiltrative borders with an yellowish exudate. Patients were treated with meglumine antimoniate and the lesions healed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatologia, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Ruiz y Páez, Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Ismery
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cabello
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caraballo
authors.forename: Yaneth
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Millan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate