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Chiclero’s ulcer

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: More than 2 years before presenting to our clinic for a second opinion, this 28-year-old graduate student was hospitalized in Fermo, Italy with right ear erythema and necrotic ulcerations. He had been in Mexico 9 months before this hospitalization. He was treated initially with antibacterial antibiotics and corticosteroids for 2 months, with subsequent worsening (Figure 1, panel A). A biopsy was then performed in Rome and the results were consistent with cutaneous leishmaniasis; speciation demonstrated Leishmania mexicana.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.046

Authors: Kohta Saito, Henry W. Murray

Institutions: Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,750