American cutaneous leishmaniasis triggered byelectrocoagulation
Abstract Cutaneous leishmaniasis is usually transmitted by infected phlebotomine sand fly bites that initiate local cutaneous lesions. Few reports in the literature describe other modes of transmission. We report a case of a previously healthy 59-year-old woman who underwent electrocoagulation to re...
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| description | Abstract Cutaneous leishmaniasis is usually transmitted by infected phlebotomine sand fly bites that initiate local cutaneous lesions. Few reports in the literature describe other modes of transmission. We report a case of a previously healthy 59-year-old woman who underwent electrocoagulation to remove seborrheic keratosis confirmed by dermatoscopy. Three months later, a skin fragment tested positive for Leishmania culture; the parasite was identified as L. (V.) braziliensis. Trauma may generate inflammatory cascades that favor Leishmania growth and lesion formation in previously infected patients. American cutaneous leishmaniasis is a dynamic disease with unclear pathophysiology because of continually changing environments, demographics, and human behaviors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a99d123b64744b2bf2188a47aefb14f2022-12-22T02:36:57ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-984951110811010.1590/0037-8682-0306-2017S0037-86822018000100108American cutaneous leishmaniasis triggered byelectrocoagulationSofia Sales MartinsAdriana de Oliveira SantosBeatriz Dolabela LimaCiro Martins GomesRaimunda Nonata Ribeiro SampaioAbstract Cutaneous leishmaniasis is usually transmitted by infected phlebotomine sand fly bites that initiate local cutaneous lesions. Few reports in the literature describe other modes of transmission. We report a case of a previously healthy 59-year-old woman who underwent electrocoagulation to remove seborrheic keratosis confirmed by dermatoscopy. Three months later, a skin fragment tested positive for Leishmania culture; the parasite was identified as L. (V.) braziliensis. Trauma may generate inflammatory cascades that favor Leishmania growth and lesion formation in previously infected patients. American cutaneous leishmaniasis is a dynamic disease with unclear pathophysiology because of continually changing environments, demographics, and human behaviors.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000100108&lng=en&tlng=enLeishmaniasisTraumaAtypical presentation |
| spellingShingle | Sofia Sales Martins Adriana de Oliveira Santos Beatriz Dolabela Lima Ciro Martins Gomes Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro Sampaio American cutaneous leishmaniasis triggered byelectrocoagulation Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Leishmaniasis Trauma Atypical presentation |
| title | American cutaneous leishmaniasis triggered byelectrocoagulation |
| title_full | American cutaneous leishmaniasis triggered byelectrocoagulation |
| title_fullStr | American cutaneous leishmaniasis triggered byelectrocoagulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | American cutaneous leishmaniasis triggered byelectrocoagulation |
| title_short | American cutaneous leishmaniasis triggered byelectrocoagulation |
| title_sort | american cutaneous leishmaniasis triggered byelectrocoagulation |
| topic | Leishmaniasis Trauma Atypical presentation |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000100108&lng=en&tlng=en |
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