Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a cocaine user: diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge
| Autor: | Rodrigo Guimarães Cunha, Luciana Patrícia Tuccori, Irene Machado Moraes Alvarenga Rabelo, Viviane Maria Maiolini, Lissiê Lunardi Sbroglio, Gabriela Almeida Giraldelli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Meglumine antimoniate 030231 tropical medicine 030106 microbiology RC955-962 Cocaine related disorders Case Report Serology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cocaine users Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine medicine Infectious Disease Medicine business.industry Leishmaniasis Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis medicine.disease Dermatology Chronic infection Infectious Diseases Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis Parasitology Differential diagnosis business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 53 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 0037-8682 |
| Popis: | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) is a chronic infection that can affect the skin and mucous membranes. We report a case of oral, nasopharyngeal, and penile lesions in a 35-year-old cocaine user. The patient presented with ulcerated lesions in 2014. Histopathologic analysis revealed amastigotes, and serological test results were positive for leishmaniasis. Systemic therapy with meglumine antimoniate was administered; however, the patient failed to present for follow-up. In 2018, he returned with nasal collapse, and another histopathologic test confirmed MCL. This case illustrates the importance of careful differential diagnosis of skin and mucous ulcers to identify the particular pathology. |
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