[Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis: an imported illness with ENT repercussions].
We report a case of mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis, an uncommon illness in our area. Leishmaniasis covers a group of diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania with several pathogenic species transmitted by Phlebotomus mosquitoes. Leishmania braziliensis is endemic in parts of South America and is responsible for the mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis reported here. The initial lesion is cutaneous and appears as an ulcer on arms or legs, leaving a scar. In some untreated cases, a late phase may affect the ENT area with hard to treat chronic destructive and mutilating lesions.
González
Myriam
M
Servicio de ORL y PCF, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca, España. myriorl@hotmail.com
Benito
Fernando
F
García
Laura
L
Iglesias
Alicia
A
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*