title: New World leishmaniasis from Spain.
abstract: A 69 year old man living in Spain contracted mucocutaneous leishmaniasis involving the nose. The infecting organism was Leishmania infantum, which only rarely causes the New World form of the disease. The source of infection was probably a neighbour's dog. The patient began treatment with liposomal amphotericin B but died of pneumonia two months later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tomson
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Symonds
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Moir
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kendall
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wiselka
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D013030:Spain; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B