Cutaneous leishmaniasis. Unusual disease in Portugal?.

Authors

  • Lenea Campino Unidade de Leishmaniose, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
  • Pedro Abranches

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.1969

Abstract

Due to its morbility and disfiguring scars, cutaneous leishmaniasis is a serious Public Health problem. The incidence of the disease, world wide, is estimated to be of 1 million to 1.5 million cases per year. In Portugal, it has been considered a rare disease and sporadic cases have been described. In Southwest Europe, Leishmania infantum has been the only agent responsible for the autochthonous cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis. In 1994, in an portuguese clinical case, the parasite isolated from a cutaneous lesion was identified as L. infantum zymodeme MON-29. As described in this work cutaneous leishmaniasis should not be considered, any longer, a rare disease in Portugal.

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Campino L, Abranches P. Cutaneous leishmaniasis. Unusual disease in Portugal?. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2002 Oct. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];15(5):387-90. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1969

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Arquivo Histórico