Two cases of imported cutaneous leishmaniasis in Korea.
Two Korean men who had worked in Saudi Arabia complained of skin ulcers in the right wrist for 5 months or in the face and left forearm for 4 months each. Ulcers accompanying crust was observed in both cases. The characteristic cellular destruction and amastigote in the cytoplasm of histiocyte supported the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Those are 17th and 18th imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Korea(summarized from text).
Yun
Tae Young
TY
Department of Dermatology, Pathology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Eun
Hee Chul
HC
Lee
Yoo Shin
YS
Chi
Je Geun
JG
Ham
Eui Keun
EK
Hong
Sung Tae
ST
Lee
Soon Hyung
SH