Isolation and identification of cutaneous leishmaniasis species by PCR-RFLP in Ilam province, the west of Iran.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is one of the most common parasitic diseases and public health problems in Iran. CL is endemic in most parts of Ilam province, in the west of Iran. The distance from the center of country, the great number of divers rural areas, and lack of specialists and laboratory facilities have been the major causes ofLeishmaniaspecies remaining unknown in this region. Polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism was performed to identify theLeishmaniaspecies in 61 patients with cutaneous lesions. EventuallyL. majorwas confirmed as the cause of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ilam province, the west of Iran.
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali
A
Kermanjani
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Lame
L
Akhlaghi
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hormozd
H
Oormazdi
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ramtin
R
Hadighi
Ilam province; Iran; L. major; PCR RFLP