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

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 serological and molecular tools.
PMID: 32578727 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - June 25, 2020 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Fernández-Figueroa EA, Sánchez-Montes S, Miranda-Ortíz H, Mendoza-Vargas A, Cervantes-Sarabia R, Cárdenas-Ovando RA, Ruiz-Remigio A, Becker I Tags: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Source Type: research