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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a cocaine user: diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge
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...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7310364/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32578710 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0040-2020 |
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author | Sbroglio, Lissiê Lunardi Maiolini, Viviane Maria Rabelo, Irene Machado Moraes Alvarenga Giraldelli, Gabriela Almeida Tuccori, Luciana Patrícia Cunha, Rodrigo Guimarães |
author_facet | Sbroglio, Lissiê Lunardi Maiolini, Viviane Maria Rabelo, Irene Machado Moraes Alvarenga Giraldelli, Gabriela Almeida Tuccori, Luciana Patrícia Cunha, Rodrigo Guimarães |
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description | 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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spelling | pubmed-73103642020-06-24 Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a cocaine user: diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge Sbroglio, Lissiê Lunardi Maiolini, Viviane Maria Rabelo, Irene Machado Moraes Alvarenga Giraldelli, Gabriela Almeida Tuccori, Luciana Patrícia Cunha, Rodrigo Guimarães Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Case Report 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. Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020-06-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7310364/ /pubmed/32578710 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0040-2020 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License |
spellingShingle | Case Report Sbroglio, Lissiê Lunardi Maiolini, Viviane Maria Rabelo, Irene Machado Moraes Alvarenga Giraldelli, Gabriela Almeida Tuccori, Luciana Patrícia Cunha, Rodrigo Guimarães Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a cocaine user: diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge |
title | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a cocaine user: diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge |
title_full | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a cocaine user: diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge |
title_fullStr | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a cocaine user: diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge |
title_full_unstemmed | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a cocaine user: diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge |
title_short | Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a cocaine user: diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge |
title_sort | mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a cocaine user: diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7310364/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32578710 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0040-2020 |
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