Recent autochthonous cases of leishmaniasis in residents of the Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation

Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Sep:86:171-174. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.07.005. Epub 2019 Jul 10.

Abstract

Eighty years after the last published record of human leishmaniasis from Dagestan, Russian Federation, we report two recent cases which were most probably acquired locally: one case of visceral leishmaniasis in a 2-year old child, and one cutaneous leishmaniasis case in a 39-year-old man co-infected with HIV, both resident in Dagestan.

Keywords: Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Dagestan; HIV infection; Russian Federation; Visceral leishmaniasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coinfection
  • Dagestan
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications
  • Humans
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / complications
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / diagnosis*
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / diagnosis*
  • Male