A rare case of localized mucosal leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum in an immunocompetent italian host.

Autor: Chiara Casolari, Giovanni Guaraldi, Monica Pecorari, Grazia Tamassia, Cinzia Cappi, Giuliana Fabio, Anna Maria Cesinaro, Roberta Piolini, Fabio Rumpianesi, Livio Presutti
Zdroj: European Journal of Epidemiology; Jun2005, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p559-561, 3p
Abstrakt: Abstract The case of authoctonous isolated laryngeal leishmaniasis due to L. infantum in an italian immunocompetent host is reported. It is highlighed the need to consider mucosal leishmaniasis in the differential diagnosis of laryngeal tumors. Rapid nested-PCR technique and enzyme restriction analysis were useful for diagnosis and species identification directly from bioptic samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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