title: Cutaneous leishmaniasis in a Japanese returnee from West Africa successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B.
abstract: Leishmaniasis has been occasionally reported in returnees from endemic areas. Here, we report a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 33-year-old Japanese man who presented with a skin nodule after returning from an 8-year stay in West Africa including Burkina Faso. He was successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B with no significant adverse effects. This is the first Japanese case of cutaneous leishmaniasis treated successfully with liposomal amphotericin B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Saitama.
authors.forename: Misaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of the Ryukyus, Graduate School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenzo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of the Ryukyus, Graduate School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyohito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of the Ryukyus, Graduate School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirosi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uezato
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Saitama.
authors.forename: Saori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Saitama.
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Izaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000354:Africa, Western / Q000208:ethnology; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000208:ethnology; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D018320:Leishmania major / Q000235:genetics; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008081:Liposomes; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D008081:Liposomes; D000666:Amphotericin B