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A case of cutaneous leishmaniasis found in Indiana
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A case of cutaneous leishmaniasis found in Indiana

Ramin Fathi and Ahmad Fathi
Dermatology Online Journal, Vol.19(7)
2013

Abstract

Afghanistan Aged, 80 and over Antiprotozoal Agents Biopsy Humans Indiana Ketoconazole Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Male Skin Travel antibiotic agent CD3 antigen corticosteroid hemoglobin ketoconazole antiprotozoal agent ketoconazole Afghanistan aged article bacterial overgrowth case report erythrocyte count Giemsa stain granuloma hematocrit human human tissue immunohistochemistry Leishmania tropica male neutropenia physical examination polymerase chain reaction punch biopsy skin biopsy skin induration skin leishmaniasis skin necrosis skin nodule skin ulcer travel United States biopsy Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous parasitology pathology skin very elderly
Cutaneous leishmaniasis was diagnosed in an Indiana resident, an 80-year-old man who had visited Afganistan 7 months earlier. Although cultures were negative, skin biopsy demonstrated round to oval bodies that stained strongly positive with Giemsa staining. His ulcerated plaques cleared readily with oral ketoconazole. © 2013 by the article author(s).
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