title: Imported cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major in a Chinese laborer who worked in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: We report an imported case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 37-year-old man from Saudi Arabia caused by Leishmania major. He presented with non-healing nodulo-ulcerative lesions with a "volcanic crater" on the lower limbs. It was clearly cutaneous leishmaniasis - a rare disease in China - as reflected by the patient's clinical history, the lesions' morphology, histopathological examination, culture and PCR analysis of the lesions. The patient was completely cured after two cycles of sodium stibogluconate treatment. This case report demonstrates that dermatologists should be aware of sporadic cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in non-endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Southern Medical University, Jinling Hospital - Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Southern Medical University, Jinling Hospital - Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Jinling Hospital affiliated to Nanjing University- Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Haibo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Jinling Hospital affiliated to Nanjing University- Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Wenxing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Southern Medical University, Jinling Hospital - Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000469:parasitology; D018320:Leishmania major; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D012529:Saudi Arabia
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate