title: A case of cutaneous leishmaniasis found in Indiana.
abstract: Cutaneous leishmaniasis was diagnosed in an Indiana resident, an 80-year-old man who had visited Afghanistan 7 months earlier. Although cultures were negative, skin biopsy demonstrated round to oval bodies that stained strongly positive with Giemsa staining. His ulcerated plaques cleared readily with oral ketoconazole.
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. rfathi1@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fathi
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fathi
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D007654:Ketoconazole