Imported mucosal leishmaniasis in a traveler.
We report a case of mucosal leishmaniasis in a traveler returning from South America. The traveler developed nasal symptoms 2 months after the appearance of cutaneous ulcers. Diagnosis of mucosal Leishmania viannia braziliensis infection was made 5 years later. The clinical presentation and diagnosis for the patient are reported, and previous cases in travelers are reviewed. We recommend that mucosal examination should be part of follow-up for L. viannia braziliensis infection in travelers. Mucosal leishmaniasis should be part of the differential diagnosis of mucosal lesions in patients with a history of travel to South America, however remote the likelihood of infection.
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Department of Dermatology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Israel.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D013020:South America; D014195:Travel