title: Leishmaniasis Gone Viral: Social Media and an Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.
abstract: This report details how social media communication was used in a group of teens to diagnose cutaneous leishmaniasis that they acquired during a trip to Israel. Their posts quickly brought the cluster to the attention of the teens and their parents, leading to prompt recognition of the true etiology of their lesions and appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. kmongkol@chla.usc.edu.
authors.forename: Kanokporn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mongkolrattanothai
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Santhosh M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nadipuram
authors.affiliation: Rady Children's Hospital and School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Krakowski
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Woodland Hills, California.
authors.forename: Margaret M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krogstad
authors.affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lehman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D061108:Social Media; D014195:Travel