Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a US citizen

被引：17

作者：

Costa, JW

Milner, DA

Maguire, JH

机构：

[1] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Oral Med Oral & Maxillofacial Surg & Dent, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[2] Harvard Univ, Boston, MA 02115 USA

来源：

ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTOLOGY | 2003年 / 96卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1016/S1079-2104(03)00299-3

中图分类号：

R78 [口腔科学];

学科分类号：

1003 ;

摘要：

Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) is endemic to many areas of Central and South America. A case of MCL in a US citizen is reported here. An ulcer appeared on the patient's left hard palate, years after a working trip to Peru. Punch biopsies of the lesion were obtained, Leishmania promastigotes were isolated by culture and animal inoculation, and the patient was appropriately treated. As this case demonstrates, a patient's travel history is a key element in making a differential diagnosis of oral lesions.

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