TITLE:
Atypical Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Leishmania Mexicana: A Case Report with Dermoscopic, Histopathological and Molecular Study
AUTHORS:
Marina Romero-Navarrete, Lucio Vera-Cabrera, Roberto Arenas, María Elisa Vega-Memije, Aureliano Castillo-Solana
KEYWORDS:
Atypical Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases, Lutzomyia, Leishmania mexicana, Itraconazole
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Microbiology,
Vol.12 No.11,
November
7,
2022
ABSTRACT: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical skin endemic disease, with worldwide distribution. By 2020 in the Americas, Mexico was in 12th place with 11 states reporting new cases. Molecular biology with different targets for diagnosis and species identification has been used for decades, also dermoscopy, a non-invasive diagnostic tool has shown its usefulness. We present the first case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in non-endemic place (Guerrero, Mexico) identifying Leishmania mexicana with molecular biology, and treated with itraconazole.