title: Old world cutaneous leishmaniasis in Los Angeles: a case report, overview of the current literature, and guide for the treating dermatopathologist.
abstract: We describe a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a Spanish patient visiting Los Angeles. Leishmania species cause both cutaneous and visceral disease; the majority of infections with Leishmania are of the cutaneous form. Although leishmaniasis is a relatively rare occurrence in the United States, travel by United States' citizens to endemic regions and increased United States military operations in the Middle East raise the chances of encountering cutaneous leishmaniasis. The following case report and overview of the current literature outlines the major morphologic findings and current diagnostic modalities available to diagnose cutaneous leishmaniasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90095-1732, USA. gsarantopoulos@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: G Peter
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Sarantopoulos
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Binder
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wortmann
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hochberg
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Healey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D013030:Spain / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan