Mucosal disease caused by Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1990 Jan;42(1):51-5. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1990.42.51.

Abstract

Three Leishmania strains were isolated from cutaneous and mucosal lesions of a Colombian male. These strains, shown to be phenotypically identical based on isoenzyme polymorphisms and monoclonal antibody reactivity, were identified as Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis. Six clones of the mucosal strain were phenotypically identical to the 3 strains. The clinical presentation of the cutaneous lesions and the geographic origin of the infection were consistent with infection by L. b. guyanensis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Colombia
  • Cricetinae
  • Humans
  • Leishmania / isolation & purification*
  • Leishmania braziliensis / classification
  • Leishmania braziliensis / isolation & purification*
  • Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / parasitology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phenotype