First Case of Diffuse Leishmaniasis Associated With Leishmania panamensis. Open Forum Infect Dis 2018 Nov;5(11):ofy281
Date
11/30/2018Pubmed ID
30488042Pubmed Central ID
PMC6251348DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofy281Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85068041633 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 7 CitationsAbstract
Leishmania panamensis is the most common species of Leishmania in Panama, and it is known to cause cutaneous leishmaniasis, disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis, and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis; however, it not associated with diffuse cutaneous disease. In this study, we report the first case of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L panamensis.