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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Dorsal Skin of Hamsters: a Useful Model for the Screening of Antileishmanial Drugs
Published on: April 21, 2012
Multifocal cutaneous leishmaniasis in a patient treated with golimumab for psoriaticarthritis
Veronica Forte1, Anna Silvia Biamonte2, Massimo Menichini3
1Division of Pathology, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
Abstract:
Leishmaniasis is a zoonosis caused by protozoans transmitted by sandflies. Immu-nosuppression is a risk factor for developing leishmaniasis in patients treated with TNF inhibitors for autoimmune diseases. A 65-year-old man with a 14-year histo-ry of psoriatic arthritis in treatment with methotrexate, treated with golimumab during the last 2.5 years, presented ulcerations of the buttocks and upper back. Histopathological findings allowed us to yield the diagnosis of cutaneous leishman-iasis. Therapy was suspended and the patient underwent appropriate treatment. Five cases of leishmaniasis in patients treated with golimumab were reported in literature and ten cases were mentioned in retrospective reviews.
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