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Published on: July 27, 2010
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in a patient receiving infliximab
Alicia Hernández-Torres1, Elisa García-Vázquez, José Frías-Iniesta
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain. maliht_1@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Leishmaniasis is endemic in the Mediterranean region, and the prevalence of latent infection in this area is high. Treatment with tumour necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists represents a major breakthrough in the treatment of several inflammatory diseases, including psoriasis. Reports describing opportunistic leishmaniasis in European patients treated with TNF-α antagonist drugs are rapidly accumulating. We describe a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a patient treated with infliximab and corticosteroids.
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