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3970310

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
Four cases of autochthonous human cutaneous leishmaniasis have been identified in south-central Texas since 1980. The patients presented with chronic ulcerating papules on the face, earlobe, and lateral thigh. In two patients, the infections healed without treatment. In the other two patients, the lesions healed following treatment with intramuscular sodium stibogluconate or topical antimony potassium tartrate. Serologic testing of family members, using four different techniques, indicates that asymptomatic infections may occur. These are the first reported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis acquired in Texas since 1974. Organisms isolated from patients in 1974 and 1980 belonged to the Leishmania mexicana complex when tested by the isoenzyme technique. Although no animal reservoir or insect vector has been identified, six species of sand flies belonging to the genus Lutzomyia do inhibit this part of Texas. Accumulated evidence strongly suggests that cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in south-central Texas.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0002-9637
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
58-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Human cutaneous leishmaniasis acquired in Texas.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports