Autochthonous Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum in Corrientes Province, Argentina
Por:
Acosta-Soto, L, Encinas, E, Deschutter, E, Pasetto, R, Petri-de-Odriozola, E, Bornay-Llinares, F and Ramos-Rincon, J
Publicada:
1 mar 2020
Resumen:
Endemic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in northern Argentina has traditionally been caused by Leishmania braziliensis. Th is study aims to describe an outbreak of Leishmania infantum-caused human CL in the Department Capital of Corrientes Province, Argentina. We retrospectively analyzed the reported cases of CL in this area from May 2015 to December 2016. Eighty cases of CL were clinically and analytically diagnosed, and there was one case of visceral leishmaniasis in a boy who also had CL. Patients' median age was 33.6 years (range 1-89 years), and 18.5% were younger than 15 years; the male:female ratio was 3.5:1. Cases lived mostly in the municipality of Corrientes (72.8%), whereas 27.2% resided in Riachuelo. Although 67.9% had a single lesion, 32.1 % had several. Molecular analyses showed that L. infantum was the causative species in all cases. Our results show that for the first time, there was an outbreak of CL by L. infantum in an urban area of Argentina.
Filiaciones:
Acosta-Soto, L:
Univ Miguel Hernandez Elche, Parasitol Area, Alicante, Spain
Encinas, E:
Hosp Angela Llano, Clin Bacteriol Serv, Corrientes, Argentina
Deschutter, E:
Univ Nacl Misiones, Dept Microbiol, Fac Ciencias Exactas Quim & Nat, Misiones, Argentina
Pasetto, R:
Dispensario Dermatol Hersilia Casares de Blaquier, Dermatol Area, Corrientes, Argentina
Petri-de-Odriozola, E:
Dispensario Dermatol Hersilia Casares de Blaquier, Dermatol Area, Corrientes, Argentina
Bornay-Llinares, F:
Univ Miguel Hernandez Elche, Parasitol Area, Alicante, Spain
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Univ Miguel Hernandez Elche, Clin Med Dept, Ctra N-332, Alicante 03010, Spain
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