title: First case of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in Suriname.
abstract: The main causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Suriname is Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis. This case report presents a patient infected with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, a species never reported before in Suriname. This finding has clinical implications, because L. braziliensis has a distinct clinical phenotype characterized by mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, a more extensive and destructive form of CL that requires different treatment. Clinicians should be aware that chronic cutaneous ulcers in patients from the Guyana region could be caused by L. braziliensis.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Service, Ministry of Health, Paramaribo, Suriname. ricahu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ricardo V P F
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Alida D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: Emily R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van der Veer
authors.forename: Leslie O A
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Sabajo
authors.forename: Dennis R A
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Mans
authors.forename: Henry J C
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: Henk D F H
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Schallig
authors.forename: Rudy F M
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Lai A Fat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D018334:Leishmania guyanensis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D010419:Pentamidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013532:Suriname; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D010419:Pentamidine