Relevance of epidemiological surveillance in travelers: an imported case of Leishmania tropica in Mexico

ABSTRACT We report the case of a patient with cutaneous leishmaniasis who showed a rapidly progressing ulcerative lesion after traveling to multiple countries where different Leishmania species are endemic. Diagnosis of Leishmania tropica, an exotic species in Mexico was established by using serolog...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Edith Araceli Fernández-Figueroa, Sokani Sánchez-Montes, Haydee Miranda-Ortíz, Alfredo Mendoza-Vargas, Rocely Cervantes-Sarabia, Roberto Alejandro Cárdenas-Ovando, Adriana Ruiz-Remigio, Ingeborg Becker
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2020-06-01
Subjects:	Leishmania tropica Molecular epidemiology Local cutaneous leishmaniasis Travel medicine
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652020000100509&tlng=en