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  • Title: Imported mucosal leishmaniasis in a traveler.
    Author: Scope A, Trau H, Bakon M, Yarom N, Nasereddin A, Schwartz E.
    Journal: Clin Infect Dis; 2003 Sep 15; 37(6):e83-7. PubMed ID: 12955668.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of mucosal leishmaniasis in a traveler returning from South America. The traveler developed nasal symptoms 2 months after the appearance of cutaneous ulcers. Diagnosis of mucosal Leishmania viannia braziliensis infection was made 5 years later. The clinical presentation and diagnosis for the patient are reported, and previous cases in travelers are reviewed. We recommend that mucosal examination should be part of follow-up for L. viannia braziliensis infection in travelers. Mucosal leishmaniasis should be part of the differential diagnosis of mucosal lesions in patients with a history of travel to South America, however remote the likelihood of infection.
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