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Vol. 60. Issue 4.
Pages 298-300 (January 2009)
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Vol. 60. Issue 4.
Pages 298-300 (January 2009)
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: an imported illness with ENT repercussions
Leishmaniasis mucocutánea: una enfermedad importada con repercusión en ORL
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Myriam Gonzáleza,
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myriorl@hotmail.com

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, Fernando Benitoa, Laura Garcíaa, Alicia Iglesiasb
a Servicio de ORL y PCF, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
b Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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Abstract

We present a case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, an uncommon illness in our area. Leishmaniasis covers a group of diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania with several pathogenic species transmitted by Phlebotomus mosquitoes.

Leishmania braziliensis is endemic in parts of South America and is responsible for the mucocutaneous leishmaniasis reported here.

The initial lesion is cutaneous and appears as an ulcer on arms or legs, leaving a scar. In some untreated cases, a late phase may affect the ENT area with hard to treat chronic destructive and mutilating lesions.

Keywords:
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
Leishmania braziliensis
Nose
Nasal septum
Resumen

Las leishmaniasis son un conjunto de afecciones causadas por protozoos del género Leishmania del que existen varias especies patógenas. Se transmiten por la picadura de mosquitos del género Phlebotomus.

Leishmania braziliensis es endémica en zonas de América Latina y es la responsable de la leishmaniasis mucocutánea que presentamos.

La lesión primaria aparece en extremidades en forma de una ulceración que se repara con cicatriz. En una parte de los casos no tratados aparece una fase tardía que afecta al área otorrinolaringológica con lesiones destructivas crónicas y mutilantes de difícil tratamiento.

Palabras clave:
Leishmaniasis mucocutánea
Leishmania braziliensis
Nariz
Septum

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