title: Zosteriform cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania ( Viannia ) panamensis and Leishmania ( Viannia ) braziliensis: report of three cases.
abstract: In Colombia, zosteriform leishmaniasis is a little-known and infrequent clinical variant of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Its clinical features include one or more plaques made up of papules and pseudo-vesicles, which conform to a lineal pattern, as well as satellite lesions that affect one or more dermatomes, without crossing the median line. We present three zosteriform cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in which Leishmania panamensis and Leishmania braziliensis were identified as the infective species. In light of the fact that the disease occurs infrequently, diagnosis was reached by taking into account epidemiological and clinical suspicion.
authors.affiliation: Oficina de Docencia e Investigación, Centro Dermatológico Federico Lleras Acosta, E.S.E, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Camilo Andrés
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palacio
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia.
authors.forename: Gerzaín
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: División de Apoyo Diagnóstico, Centro Dermatológico Federico Lleras Acosta, E.S.E, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Yenny Carolina
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Camargo
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001415:Back; D001706:Biopsy; D003020:Clothing; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018334:Leishmania guyanensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012782:Shoulder; D012881:Skin Temperature; D013045:Species Specificity; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate