Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Central American Refugee

We report a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 49-year-old male who presented to our emergency room for evaluation of an ulcerative lesion on his finger. Microscopic examination of a Giemsa-stained touch preparation from the finger lesion showed intracellular protozoa suggestive of Leishmania species. The protozoan was recovered by culture from a biopsy specimen, and its identity was subsequently confirmed as Viannia (Leishmania) panamensis by using molecular methods.
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