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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Dorsal Skin of Hamsters: a Useful Model for the Screening of Antileishmanial Drugs

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Dorsal Skin of Hamsters: a Useful Model for the Screening of Antileishmanial Drugs

Published on: April 21, 2012

New world cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Joshua W Trufant¹, Jesse M Lewin, Christopher S Hale

¹New York University School of Medicine.

Dermatology Online Journal

|December 20, 2014

Summary

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A traveler presented with a skin lesion consistent with leishmaniasis. Diagnostic testing identified Leishmania brasiliensis, a parasite causing cutaneous leishmaniasis, often seen in endemic regions.

Area of Science:

Medical Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
Dermatology

Background:

Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania.

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis presents with skin lesions and can be endemic in tropical and subtropical regions.

Travel history is crucial for diagnosing leishmaniasis in non-endemic areas.