[Occurrence of American tegumentary leishmaniasis in the Mato Grosso do Sul State associated to the infection for Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis].
Nine cases of American tegumentary leishmaniasis were reported at a Training Military Unit located in Bela Vista City, State of Mato Grosso do Sul. Parasites obtained from lesions of six patients were isolated in culture media followed by identification, through isoenzymes analysis, as being Leishmania amazonensis. This is the first evidence of the presence of the parasite in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Dorval
Maria Elizabeth Moraes Cavalheiros
ME
Departamento de Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS. bethparasito@nin.ufms.br
Oshiro
Elisa Teruya
ET
Cupollilo
Elisa
E
Castro
Ana Cristina Camargo de
AC
Alves
Tulia Peixoto
TP
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis; D007891:Leishmania / Q000145:classification* / Q000201:enzymology; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D008889:Military Personnel; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate