A Case of Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in A Native Korean.
- Author:
Yong Ju KIM
1
;
Eul Sang HWANG
;
Dong Soo YOO
;
Sang Wook SON
;
Chang Sub UHM
;
Il Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. kumcihk@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis;
Korean
- MeSH:
Male;
Humans
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2004;42(7):884-888
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis is a chronic ulcerative, usually self-limiting skin disease, and one of the major tropical diseases. This disease is caused by an infection of genus Leishmania, transmitted by a sandfly, and there are some cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Koreans after travelling abroad in endemic areas, such as the Middle East and Africa. We report a case of localized cutaneous leishmania in a 70-year-old native Korean man without history of a trip abroad.
