title: American cutaneous leishmaniasis as a rare imported disease in Europe: a case report favourably treated with antimonial derivatives.
abstract: A rare case report of American leishmaniasis imported to Italy after a prolonged journey in Brazil is described, and discussed according to the recent epidemiologic, diagnostic, and clinical literature evidence. Since a delayed diagnosis and treatment of American leishmaniasis outside endemic areas is common (due to a low clinical suspicion), careful and timely consideration of tropical infections is warranted in the differential diagnosis of cutaneous lesions found in a European traveller.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi General Hospital, Italy. Manfredi@med.unibo.it
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manfredi
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: di Bari
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calza
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chiodo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate