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[Rapid diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis and histoplasmosis by direct microscopic tests]
P Couppié1, R Pradinaud, E Grosshans
1Service de Dermatologie du Centre Hospitalier Général de Cayenne.
Annales De Dermatologie Et De Venereologie
|January 1, 1997
Abstract
Background:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis and disseminated histoplasmosis can be diagnosed by direct examination of pathology specimens after Giemsa staining.
Case Report:
An HIV-infected man developed cutaneous leishmaniasis and disseminated histoplasmosis with buccal lesions concomitantly. Smears stained with the RAL 555 kit provided the diagnosis of these two diseases.
Discussion:
This case illustrates how direct microscopic examinations can provide inexpensive, rapid and safe diagnosis of infectious diseases. Direct microscopic examinations are routine practice in a tropical dermatology unit.