Complejo Leishmania braziliensis: descripción de un caso pediátrico y revisión de la literatura
2010
La leishmaniasis es una enfermedad infecciosa, no contagiosa, de evolucion cronica, causada por un protozoario del genero Leishmania y transmitida al hombre a traves de la picadura del flebotomo hembra infectado, vector de la enfermedad. Presentamos el caso de un lactante menor con leishmaniasis cutanea localizada, que tuvo buena respuesta al tratamiento con antimoniato de N-metilglucamina.(AU) Leishmaniasis is a chronic, infectious but not contagious disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania that is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female sand fly, which is the vector of the disease. We present the case of an infant with localized cutaneous leishmaniasis who had a good response to the treatment with N-methylglucamine antimoniate.(AU)
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